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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Sofia</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bulgarian prime minister says country could accept 1 prisoner from Guantanamo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Bulgaria could take in a Guantanamo prisoner

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s prime minister says the country could accept one prisoner from Guantanamo following calls from Washington to take in detainees from the U.S. prison in Cuba.
Prime Minister Boiko Borisov has told reporters that taking in an inmate would be a strong gesture of cooperation between Europe .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-prime-minister-says-country-could-accept-1-prisoner-from-guantanamo-243346/">Bulgarian prime minister says country could accept 1 prisoner from Guantanamo</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria probe clears lottery after winning numbers repeated</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Investigators said Thursday they found no wrongdoing at Bulgaria&#8217;s national lottery after the same winning numbers were picked in two consecutive draws.

Sport Minister Svilen Neikov ordered the probe Wednesday after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected by a machine — in a different order — on consecutive .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-probe-clears-lottery-after-winning-numbers-repeated-171289/">Bulgaria probe clears lottery after winning numbers repeated</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria launches probe as winning lottery numbers repeated</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-launches-probe-as-winning-lottery-numbers-repeated-171232/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Authorities have launched an investigation after the same winning numbers were produced on two consecutive draws of Bulgaria&#8217;s national lottery.

Sport Minister Svilen Neikov ordered the probe after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected by a machine — in a different order — on two consecutive weeks in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-launches-probe-as-winning-lottery-numbers-repeated-171232/" title="Bulgaria launches probe as winning lottery numbers repeated">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Orpheus&#8217;s mythical lyre recreated in Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/orpheuss-mythical-lyre-recreated-in-bulgaria-162298/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - The lyre of Orpheus, the string instrument which the Thracian and ancient Greek mythological musician played with mastery, has been recreated and will be displayed in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.

According to a report carried in the Balkan Travellers, the lyre was recreated as part of a 150,000-euro project between Bulgaria, Spain and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/orpheuss-mythical-lyre-recreated-in-bulgaria-162298/">Orpheus&#8217;s mythical lyre recreated in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists  discover relics of medieval saint  in  Bulgarian fortress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team  of  archaeologists has discovered the relics of a medieval saint at the fortress  of Perperikon in the Rhodoppe Mountains in Bulgaria.

According  to Sofia News Agency, the remains of human bones  were found inside one of two bronze crosses as the archaeologists were excavating two churches.
One  .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-relics-of-medieval-saint-in-bulgarian-fortress-158512/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria&#8217;s Orthodox Church protests planned concert by &#8220;disrespectful&#8221; Madonna</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Orthodox Church officials are urging Bulgarians to keep away from a planned Madonna concert this weekend, accusing the pop singer of showing disrespect to Christianity.

The powerful Church of Bulgaria has issued a statement expressing &#8220;disapproval and disagreement&#8221; with Saturday&#8217;s event, and says the U.S. performer &#8220;openly violates&#8221; holy Christian symbols.
Tuesday&#8217;s statement accused ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarias-orthodox-church-protests-planned-concert-by-disrespectful-madonna-149326/">Original article on  : Bulgaria&#8217;s Orthodox Church protests planned concert by &#8220;disrespectful&#8221; Madonna</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unique 10th century Byzantine seal discovered in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - Archaeologists  in  Bulgaria have  discovered a unique medieval Byzantine seal at the site  of the  Princely  Monastery near the Eastern city of  Varna,  dating back to the 10th century.

According to a report by the Sofia News Agency, the seal is dated back to the 10th .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unique-10th-century-byzantine-seal-discovered-in-bulgaria-148181/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Unique 10th century Byzantine seal discovered in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists discover over 7,500 fragments of ancient frescos in Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-over-7500-fragments-of-ancient-frescos-in-bulgaria-139394/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has discovered over 7,500 fragments of frescos during excavations in the church of the monastery complex in the Karaach Tepe area near the town of Varna in north-western Bulgaria.

According to a report in Balkan Travellers, in addition to the fresco fragments, the archaeologists discovered parts of saints&#8217; clothes and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-over-7500-fragments-of-ancient-frescos-in-bulgaria-139394/">Original article &nbsp;: Archaeologists discover over 7,500 fragments of ancient frescos in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists discover tomb of Bulgarian princess</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has discovered the tomb of a Bulgarian princess in the northern Bulgarian town of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria&#8217;s medieval capital.

According to a report in The Sofia Echo, archaeologists Nikolai Ovcharov and Hitko Vachev have excavated on August 2 what has been described as the grave of a Bulgarian princess, buried ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-tomb-of-bulgarian-princess-129879/" title="Archaeologists discover tomb of Bulgarian princess">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria plans to adopt euro in 2012-2013</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-plans-to-adopt-euro-in-2012-2013-129127/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - Bulgaria plans to replace the lev with Europe&#8217;s single currency, the euro, in 2012 or 2013, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov told daily 24 Chasa Monday.

&#8220;We have a chance in the last year of the mandate to introduce the euro,&#8221; Djankov said.	 	
Bulgaria will meet all criteria for the implementation of euro by the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-plans-to-adopt-euro-in-2012-2013-129127/">Bulgaria plans to adopt euro in 2012-2013</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists start excavation of medieval fortress in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - The second archaeological expedition to excavate the Bulgarian medieval fortress Krakra near the western city of Pernik has begun.

According to a report by the Sofia News Agency, the expedition is part of the initiative &#8220;Preserve the Bulgarian (Heritage)&#8221; of President Georgi Parvanov, who is himself a native of Pernik.
Archaeologists believe the Krakra fortress ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-start-excavation-of-medieval-fortress-in-bulgaria-128612/">Archaeologists start excavation of medieval fortress in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parliament approves Bulgaria&#8217;s new center-right government</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s parliament has formally approved the country&#8217;s new center-right government.

Lawmakers voted 162-77, with one abstention, to ratify Prime Minister-designate Boiko Borisov&#8217;s new government Monday, and approved his 16-member Cabinet in a separate vote.
The former Sofia mayor, whose GERB party won a July 5 election, is promising to implement swift anti-corruption reforms aimed .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parliament-approves-bulgarias-new-center-right-government-121658/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists discover nymph sanctuary in Central Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-nymph-sanctuary-in-central-bulgaria-121505/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has found a sanctuary in Central Bulgaria where the nymph cult used to be celebrated in ancient times.

According to a report in the Balkan Travellers, the sanctuary was found by archaeologists in the vicinity of the Nicopolis ad Istrum ancient site, located near the town of Veliko Tarnovo in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-nymph-sanctuary-in-central-bulgaria-121505/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Archaeologists discover nymph sanctuary in Central Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Italian co-driver dies after rally car slams into tree during race in Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-co-driver-dies-after-rally-car-slams-into-tree-during-race-in-bulgaria-114147/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Rally organizers say an Italian co-driver has died after a race car he was in went off the road and slammed into a tree.

Rally Bulgaria director Dimitar Agura said Flavio Gugelmini died on the spot after the Peugeot 207 car driven by Brian Lavio of Switzerland hit a tree. Lavio was taken ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/italian-co-driver-dies-after-rally-car-slams-into-tree-during-race-in-bulgaria-114147/">Italian co-driver dies after rally car slams into tree during race in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria, Greece agree to link pipelines for delivery of Caspian gas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria and Greece agreed on the construction of a pipeline that will allow Bulgaria to import natural gas from the Caspian Sea region, energy officials said Tuesday.

Bulgaria&#8217;s state-owned Energy Holding on Tuesday signed an agreement with Greek natural gas monopoly DEPA and Italy&#8217;s Edison SpA on setting up a company to construct .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-greece-agree-to-link-pipelines-for-delivery-of-caspian-gas-109194/">Bulgaria, Greece agree to link pipelines for delivery of Caspian gas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria&#8217;s conservative opposition wins election on anti-corruption ticket</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s conservative opposition won elections by a wide margin as voters punished the governing Socialists for failing to crack down on corruption, according to final results released Monday.

Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat hours after polls closed late Sunday, clearing the way for Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov to form the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarias-conservative-opposition-wins-election-on-anti-corruption-ticket-100530/" title="Bulgaria&#8217;s conservative opposition wins election on anti-corruption ticket">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins parliamentary election by wide margin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Official results confirm Bulgaria&#8217;s conservative opposition has won parliamentary elections by a wide margin.

Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat hours after polls closed late Sunday, clearing the way for Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov to form the next government.
The central election commission says results from 99.9 percent of ballots show Borisov&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-parliamentary-election-by-wide-margin-100477/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins parliamentary election by wide margin</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exit polls: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins the nation&#8217;s parliamentary election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exit-polls-bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-the-nations-parliamentary-election-100161/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — A right-wing opposition party appeared to win Bulgaria&#8217;s parliamentary election by a wide margin on Sunday, and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat.

Official election results are not expected until Monday, but Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov, the leader of the right-wing Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, said he expected to form the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exit-polls-bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-the-nations-parliamentary-election-100161/">Exit polls: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins the nation&#8217;s parliamentary election</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exit poll: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins parliamentary elections</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exit-poll-bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-parliamentary-elections-100069/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party has won Sunday&#8217;s parliamentary election by a wide margin over the corruption-tainted governing Socialist coalition, an exit poll reported.

The Alpha Research poll showed that the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, or GERB, led by Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov, has claimed 38.5 percent of the vote.
The survey placed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exit-poll-bulgarias-right-wing-opposition-party-wins-parliamentary-elections-100069/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Exit poll: Bulgaria&#8217;s right-wing opposition party wins parliamentary elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian voters expected to punish corruption-tainted government in parliamentary elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to deal a blow to the corruption-tainted governing coalition, which many blame for failing to protect the Balkan country from the global economic downturn.

Pre-election surveys suggested Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev&#8217;s Socialist Party and its allies would suffer in Sunday&#8217;s vote, while the center-right opposition led ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-voters-expected-to-punish-corruption-tainted-government-in-parliamentary-elections-99923/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Bulgarian voters expected to punish corruption-tainted government in parliamentary elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Kosovo prime minister released from detention in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — A Bulgarian court released Kosovo&#8217;s former prime minister Thursday, two days after he was detained on an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia for alleged war crimes.

The district court in the western city of Kyustendil decided to release Agim Ceku from custody. The ruling can be appealed within three days and, pending .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-kosovo-prime-minister-released-from-detention-in-bulgaria-92116/">Former Kosovo prime minister released from detention in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Kosovo prime minister arrested in Bulgaria on Interpol warrant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian authorities have detained a former Kosovo prime minister on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol, and Serbia sought his extradition on Wednesday.

Agim Ceku, the prime minister of Kosovo between 2006 and 2008, was taken into custody at Serbia&#8217;s request at the Gyueshevo border checkpoint while entering Bulgaria from Macedonia late .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-kosovo-prime-minister-arrested-in-bulgaria-on-interpol-warrant-90532/">Source article &nbsp;: Former Kosovo prime minister arrested in Bulgaria on Interpol warrant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists uncover intact Thracian settlement in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A team of archaeologists has uncovered an intact Thracian settlement close to the southeast town of Nova Zagora in Bulgaria.

According to a report in novinite.com, the team comprised of Konstantin Gospodinov and Veselin Ignatov from the city of Burgas, who hope that their finding would be the first Thracian settlement to be uncovered ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-uncover-intact-thracian-settlement-in-bulgaria-90443/">Archaeologists uncover intact Thracian settlement in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists discover previously unknown Roman settlement in Bulgaria</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown settlement from the Roman Era in the Mentesheto area near the town of Varna on Bulgaria&#8217;s northern Black Sea coast.

According to a report in BalkanTravellers.com, the discovery was made by archaeologists Aleksadar Michev and Teodor Rokov, who were exploring a stone structure reminiscent of a &#8216;dolmen&#8217; - ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-discover-previously-unknown-roman-settlement-in-bulgaria-82605/">Read more : Archaeologists discover previously unknown Roman settlement in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iron Period layers revealed by latest archaeology excavations in Macedonia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 14:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA -  The  latest  archaeological research  at the ancient observatory of Kokino  in  north-eastern Macedonia  has revealed layers from the Iron Period,  around  the seventh century BC.

&#8220;At  the  moment, there is intensive archaeological  research  on several  sectors  of  the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iron-period-layers-revealed-by-latest-archaeology-excavations-in-macedonia-68047/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Iron Period layers revealed by latest archaeology excavations in Macedonia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy summit discusses rival projects to supply Europe with natural gas, agrees on diversity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — European countries and major gas producers taking part at a high-level energy meeting agreed Saturday to establish diverse supply connections and guaranteed gas deliveries for their industries already plagued by the global economic downturn.

The two-day meeting — dubbed &#8220;Natural Gas for Europe, Security and Partnership&#8221; — was attended by gas suppliers from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-summit-discusses-rival-projects-to-supply-europe-with-natural-gas-agrees-on-diversity-38924/">Source &nbsp;: Energy summit discusses rival projects to supply Europe with natural gas, agrees on diversity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy summit in Bulgaria exposes divisions over Europe&#8217;s pipeline map</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Veselin Toshkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA, Bulgaria — Backers of a pipeline meant to reduce Europe&#8217;s dependence on Russian gas clashed Friday at a high-level energy meeting with supporters of a rival project which would strengthen Moscow&#8217;s near-monopoly on supplying the continent.

Backers of the South Stream pipeline, which will transport Russian natural gas under the Black Sea through Bulgaria to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/energy-summit-in-bulgaria-exposes-divisions-over-europes-pipeline-map-37698/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Energy summit in Bulgaria exposes divisions over Europe&#8217;s pipeline map</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian teenager dies imitating TV reality show</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-teenager-dies-imitating-tv-reality-show-21653/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - A 13-year-old boy in Bulgaria died while imitating a TV reality show, a media report said.



The police received a message around 7.30 p.m. (1730 GMT) Monday that a boy&#8217;s body was hanging from a monkey bar on a playground in Kozloduy town.


According to preliminary information, Martin Martinov had suggested to his younger playmates ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgarian-teenager-dies-imitating-tv-reality-show-21653/">Bulgarian teenager dies imitating TV reality show</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Submerged ancient city to see daylight in Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/submerged-ancient-city-to-see-daylight-in-bulgaria-13526/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Lalova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - Discovered under centuries-old layers of dirt in 1948, then submerged under 20 metres of water, the ancient city of Seuthopolis is to emerge once again in a bold rescue project in Bulgaria.



The magnificently preserved city, founded by the Thracian king Seuthes III in 323 BC, was discovered in central Bulgaria during the construction ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/submerged-ancient-city-to-see-daylight-in-bulgaria-13526/">Submerged ancient city to see daylight in Bulgaria</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgaria to restart nuclear reactor in face of gas row</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-to-restart-nuclear-reactor-in-face-of-gas-row-4236/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SOFIA - Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev said Friday that his country would restart a Soviet-era nuclear power reactor at Kozloduy, in the face of severe ongoing gas shortages due to the energy dispute between Ukraine and Russia.



Bulgarian news agency Focus reported that Stanishev said his government had decided to begin the 45-day technical preparation ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bulgaria-to-restart-nuclear-reactor-in-face-of-gas-row-4236/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Bulgaria to restart nuclear reactor in face of gas row</a>.]]></description>
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