Miss Bulgaria 2003 Elena Tihomirova (pictured) was eager to try the...
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Business: 8 September 2004, Wednesday. A leading French company for beauty, health and fitness innovations has stepped on the Bulgarian market.
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A quest to put things right after an Australian Open final thrashing at the hands of Serena Williams last year has inspired Maria Sharapova's drive for this year's title.
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Politics: 1 December 2004, Wednesday. Nadezhda Mihailova, president of the big Bulgarian right-wing party Union of Democratic Forces will open Wednesday in Sofia a discussion on the 2005 budget.
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Lifestyle: 12 September 2004, Sunday. Opera soprano singer Mirella Freni arrived in Sofia Sunday, and will join events organized to mark 75 years since her late husband, Nikolay Ghyaurov, was born.
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Business: 7 November 2004, Sunday. Bulgarian computer hardware aces were challenged Sunday by a unique contest for PC assembling.
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Eighth-seeded Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria outlasted qualifier Claudine Schaul of Luxembourg 7-6 (4), 7-6 (9) in the first round of the Open Gaz de France on Tuesday.
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Top news: 3 January 2005, Monday. Bulgaria's EU-affairs Minister Meglena Kuneva has garnered most of the vote in Sofia News Agency's Personality of The Year survey for 2004.
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ATHENS, Greece  -- The diva does not warm up before her performance. Not much, anyway. That is something that other gymnasts do, and Svetlana Khorkina will never be confused with one of those.
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A year ago, Tatiana Hladyr of Ukraine led the women for 20 of the 26.2 miles in the New York City Marathon, and television announcers referred to her as a rabbit. She was not, and finished second to Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia. Yesterday, the New York Road Runners said Hladyr would join Prokopcuka in this yearâs marathon Nov. 4. The latest challengers to Prokopcuka, who is seeking her third consecutive victory in New York, include Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, Constantina Tomescu-Dita of Romania and Elva Dryer, a two-time Olympian from Albuquerque.
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Daniela Hantuchova came through a tricky test against Russian Elena Likhovtseva on Thursday, winning 7-5 7-6 to take her place in the third round.
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Serena Williams opens her French Open campaign against Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova on Sunday.
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Lifestyle: 3 January 2005, Monday. A political party aimed to bring together Big Brother fans was inaugurated in Sofia on Monday.
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Dutch tour operator BAMOC has shown interest to step into Bulgaria's market during an international tourist industry fair in Utrecht, Netherlands, the Ministry of Economy said Wednesday.
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Lifestyle: 20 September 2004, Monday. World famous opera diva Raina Kabaivanska, who was born in Bulgaria, announced the launching of a master class in Sofia.
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The actress will now feature in a game.
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Business: 22 December 2004, Wednesday. About 76% of the subscribers of currently functioning mobile operators in Bulgaria are eager to meet the third GSM operator next year, according to a fresh survey.
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There is great excitement in the Balkan state as its people prepare to welcome world leaders, reports Laura Sheeter.