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Bulgaria-Descended Dilma Roussef World's Third Most Powerful Woman [Aug 25, 2011] Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who is of Bulgarian origin, is the world's third most powerful woman, according to Forbes. Rousseff, the daughter of a Bulgarian immigrant Petar Rusev (Pedro Rousseff), took office on January 1, 2011.Even though her country's economy has slowed down after the boom in the years of her predecessor, Lula da Silva, she still enjoys the support of 67%, a recent ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Brazil triumph as row boils over [Jul 23, 2011] JINSHAN CITY (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Petar Stoychev and Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won controversial men's and women's 25-km open water races at the world swimming championships on Saturday with water temperatures exceeding safety guidelines. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Brazil triumph as controversy boils over [Jul 23, 2011] JINSHAN CITY (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Petar Stoychev and Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won controversial men's and women's 25-km open water races at the world swimming championships on Saturday with water temperatures exceeding safety guidelines. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Brazil triumph as temperature row boils over [Jul 23, 2011] JINSHAN CITY, July 23 ? Bulgaria?s Petar Stoychev and Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won controversial men?s and women?s 25-km open water races at the world swimming championships today. However, the races were overshadowed by withdrawals and complaints that the water temperature, about 90 minutes from competition host city Shanghai, was too ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Most Corrupt' Judge Faces Disciplinary Action [Jun 05, 2010] The Ethics Commission at the Regional Court in the Danube City of Ruse began disciplinary actions against judge Petar Balkov. On Friday, a video clip released on the Internet, showing the Ruse district judge drunk in a night club, spurred a public scandal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Most Corruptible Judge' Caught on Video [Jun 04, 2010] A shot from the compromising video shows wasted judge Petar Balkov washing his face in a toilet and barely standing on his feet. [via YahooNews] More >>

China Mulls Bulgaria Nuclear Plant Participation - Report [May 10, 2010] China and Serbia are considering a joint participation in the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgarias Danube town of Belene. The news was reported Monday by the Serbian radio B92, citing the Serbian Minister of Energy and Mining, Petar Skundric, who is on a visit to China. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-04 14:53 Serbia, Bulgaria to ink cross-border pipeline deal (Interactive Investor) [Mar 04, 2010] BELGRADE, March 4 (Reuters) - Serbia and Bulgaria will sign a deal on Friday to build a gas pipeline linking the two countries to help avert future gas supply problems and boost energy security in the region, Serbia's energy ministry said. Serbia's Energy Minister Petar Skundric will travel to Brussels to sign a joint statement for the 180-kilometre, 2 billion cubic metre pipeline with his ... [via YahooNews] More >>