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European Study Ranks Bulgaria at Healthcare's Bottom [May 15, 2012] Bulgaria's healthcare is one spot before the last one in Europe in the 2012 ranking of the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI), presented Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels. The Index champion was the Netherlands, gaining 872 out of potential 1 000 points. The Dutch were followed by Denmark (837 points), Iceland (810 points), Luxemburg (802 points) and Belgium (797 points), the top ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Czech Republic tops Bulgaria 2-1 [Jan 02, 2012] Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and teammate Tomas Berdych won their singles matches Monday to give Czech Republic a 2-1 win over Bulgaria at the Hopman Cup. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rules Out Transfer for Brazilia-Nabbed Olympic Champ [Nov 17, 2011] Bulgaria's foreign minister has ruled out the transfer to his home country of former Olympic weightlifting champion Galabin Boevski, who was detained at the end of last month in Brazil and accused of carrying nine kilos of cocaine in his luggage. "It is impossible to extradite Galabin Boevski because there is no prisoner transfer agreement between Bulgaria and Brazil," Foreign Minister Nikolay ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Boevski in Shock, Moved to Another Brazilian Jail [Nov 11, 2011] Former Olympic weightlifting champion Galabin Boevski, who was detained at the end of last month in Brazil and accused of carrying nine kilos of cocaine in his luggage, is in a state of emotional shock and will be transferred out of Pinheiros jail. Boevski will share a cell with other Bulgarians at the Itai prison, it emerges from a report by Manuel do Nascimento, interim ambassador at Bulgaria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to investigate 11 clubs over fix claims [Dec 02, 2010] A Bulgarian lawmaker says 11 clubs will be investigated over match-fixing allegations raised by UEFA. Ognyan Stoichkov, the head of a parliamentary sport commission, says eight games are under scrutiny -- six league and two cup between December 2009 and May 2010 -- and the clubs in the probe include champion Litex Lovech, CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

A Showdown in Bulgaria for the World Championship [Apr 18, 2010] A World Chess Championship match that begins on Friday in Sofia, Bulgaria, between Viswanathan Anand of India, the titleholder, and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, a former champion, should be a treat for fans. [via YahooNews] More >>