http://bulgarian.news.bg/section/id_3 3 1215767299 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1215767299 Rasate: Steve Williams has no right to tell Bulgarians how to live in Bulgaria Steve Williams, the ambassador to Bulgaria, sent a message of support for a Rainbow Friendship Rally in Sofia this coming Sunday. The same event last year in the Bulgarian capital ended in a bloody riot as marchers clashed with nationalists and riot police."Celebrating diversity is not about promoting a lifestyle," he wrote. "It is about promoting respect for fundamental human rights. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:04:41 +0300 3 702686434 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_702686434 Portuguese rank last Data from the US Census bureau show that among the immigrants of European origin in USA the most highly educated are the Bulgarians, informs the site www.examiner.com, cited by BTA.Among the immigrants of European origin in USA 92.6% of the Bulgarians have completed at least secondary education or have higher educational degree. They are followed by the Swiss (90. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:16:15 +0300 3 1197288955 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1197288955 If drought continues more than 30 villages will be on water regime 15 settlements in the region of Shumen are on water regime, informed the manager of the Water supply and sewerage company– Shumen eng. Svetlozar Damyanov.On a meeting today the municipal mayors and the regional governor Todor Todorov discussed the problems with the water supply in the region.It is possible by the end of the week the villages on a water regime to jump up to 31, show data of the water supply company and the reason for this is the drought. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:06:19 +0300 3 816389233 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_816389233 262 997 unemployed people registered in the Bureaus of labor The unemployment level in Bulgaria in May is 7.08%, informed the Employment agency. This is 0.04 points higher than the April level. The average monthly level since the beginning of the year is less than 7 – 6.84%, informed BNR.In the Bureaus of labor 262 997 unemployed people are registered currently. This is with 1404 people more than the last month. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:34:07 +0300 3 1715693078 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1715693078 54-year old man was on a 10-day holiday in Spain The first swine flu case is registered in Varna. Yesterday a 54-year old man was received in the Infection clinic of “St. Marina” hospital. He had the typical symptoms of the contagious disease.“He didn’t search for his GP. He had the typical symptoms of the virus illness – cough, cold, not very high temperature – around 37 degrees, pains in the muscles and the throat. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:23:47 +0300 3 333663252 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_333663252 Food expenses remain the most substantial allocation The Bulgarian is shrinking his expenses for clothes and shoes in the time of the crisis but is giving more money for alcohol and cigarettes, writes “24 hours” newspaper.In April it is hardly 4.8 euro per person in Bulgaria for clothes and new shoes. This is a reduction of 7% compared to last year. In the same time, however, the expenses of the Bulgarians for alcohol and cigarettes jump up with 9. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:17:45 +0300 3 1216657744 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1216657744 According to data from the Seismic centre at the Geophysics institute at the Bulgarian academy of science an earthquake was registered at 12.56 pm. The epicentre of the quake was around 160 km away from Sofia.The earthquake was with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale, informed BNR.The earthquake was out of the Bulgarian territory and was slightly felt in the region of the Southeast town of Petrich. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:09:31 +0300 3 115423893 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_115423893 Action needed for the start of a 2.2 mln euro large scale tourist project Assenovgrad won 415 thousand euro for the stabilization of the landslides to the historic Assenova fortress. The strengthening of the landslide terrains starts from the section under the fortress to the village of Lyaskovo, informed Radio Plovdiv.The funds are under a project submitted to the Ministry of regional development and public works after we got a refusal for funding from the interdepartmental committee on emergencies, informed the mayor dr. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:04:42 +0300 3 266292200 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_266292200 The ancient shores of the Black sea will be researched by an expedition of the Institute on oceanology, which started yesterday night. This said prof. Petko Dimitrov, chief of section “Maritime geology and archaeology” in the institute, cited by Radio Varna.The sailing with the “Academic” ship will continue for 9 days and according to the preliminary schedule will finish on 24 June. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:52:46 +0300 3 1894150782 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1894150782 Village from the Roman era discovered archaeologists near Varna.The short sample surveys in the region of Mentesheto near Varna have been concluded, informed from the Archaeological museum in Varna, informed radio Varna. The resembling dolmen stone formation has been researched by Alexander Minchev and Teodor Rokov.The research shows that it was created nearly 2000 ago with stone tables taken out from the existing nearby big water reservoir. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:00:12 +0300 3 1405192418 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1405192418 Details to be given today on a press conference in Serres Policemen from Blagoevgrad regional directorate of the Bulgarian ministry of interior and from Serres regional directorate of the Greek police have neutralized together a criminal group comprising of both Bulgarian and Greek citizens.The criminal group was acting on the territory of Greece, informed BTV.Details about the implemented joint Bulgarian-Greek specialized police operation will be given today on a press conference in Serres. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:17:00 +0300 3 1381968353 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1381968353 Bulgaria with a unique gene pool Bulgarian scientists discovered one of the genes of the cellular death, a question with fundamental importance for the science. Thus the Bulgarians get the humankind closer to its desire to interfere and slow down the aging process. The scientists reached these important conclusions while searching for the genes, responsible for several hereditary diseases. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:11:53 +0300 3 775384045 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_775384045 The Bulgarian pandemic committee chaired by Emel Etem sit today after the World Health Organization announced a pandemic of the flu virus A H1N1.The health ministry for one more time claimed that the situation was under control and there was no place for worries.The WHO  Director general Margaret Chan claimed that in most countries the flu had light symptoms and the patients are recovering fast. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:27:17 +0300 3 146749720 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_146749720 At 11 am in the hall of the Sofia university « St. Kliment Ohridski » the Bulgarian president Georgi Parvnov took part in the official closure of the forth international polar year March 2007-March 2009. The head of state gave greeting statement to the participants in the event.Also at 11 am prof. Chuck Koneycut – president of the Scientific committee for Antarctic research delivered a lecture on the topic : « The Scientific committee for Antarctic research and international cooperation in the polar regions ». Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:23:27 +0300 3 505939129 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_505939129 52% have already cancelled their holidays 38% of the interviewed people are afraid that they might lose their job in the future (for a period of six months), show the results of the express research of National centre of the study of the public opinion, held between 8 and 11 June, informed Focus agency.The loss of salary and the fears of the crisis shrink the budget of the households only to the expenses necessary for survival. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:23:20 +0300 3 33205717 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_33205717 77 MPs vote FOR, 7 AGAINST, 8 - ABSTAIN The parliament rejected the disputable text from the amendments of the new Bulgarian Family Code, with which the couples who haven’t signed protocols in the municipality were made legal. Against the cohabitation without marriage voted 77 deputies, 7 supported it and 8 – abstained.The issue caused strong reactions in the last months not only in the society but also from the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:05:05 +0300 3 1078325192 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1078325192 International band with 50 robberies on its account The Spanish civil guard cracked down in Alicante a band of ten people, who have made around 50 robberies in four Spanish provinces – Alicante, Valencia, Almeria and Murcia, informs typicallyspanish.com. A Spaniard, two Romanians, one Bulgarian and six Albanians are among the arrested. 17 cars, a big amount of jewels and ammunitions for fire arms were confiscated. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:30:53 +0300 3 1959913861 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1959913861 Fog in Iguazu delays the Bulgarians. Saves their life A group of 15 Bulgarians barely escaped the unfortunate flight 447 of “Air France” from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean.This informs the national newspaper “Novinite dnes” cited by Darik radio.The Bulgarians were supposed to catch the “Airbus A-330”. Most of them had already missed an earlier flight from Rio to Paris where the change to Sofia is made. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:08:47 +0300 3 1227846435 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1227846435 Owners of luxurious real estates and yachts under investigation The state has not collected 3.18 billion euro from taxes in 2008, announced for Darik the National revenue agency. Money has not been paid only by the big debtors, who have obligations for over 2500 euro.The Revenue agency has sent over 8700 executive acts to the Agency for state collections, which acts cover debts for a total value of 2 553 billion euro. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:53:09 +0300 3 1705272854 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1705272854 Norwegian jade to cast anchor in Varna in October 2009 This summer the catamaran “Crimean arrow” will not renew its travels on the line Varna-Odessa. This announced for Darik radio the chief of the Maritime station Varna captain Valentin Kitanov. The possible reason is the lack of sufficiently big interest in the travels from the Ukrainian side, explained captain Kitanov. In the last 4 years the passengers’ ship travelled twice a week between the biggest harbours of Bulgaria and Ukraine. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:26:09 +0300