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Newly admitted students from 28 countries made today their academic vow at the Medical University of Pleven. This is the first Bulgarian university with a medical programme taught entirely in English. Photo: BTA


The Eco-park Vaya – center for preserving biodiversity and developing alternative tourism, spreading near the Black Sea city of Burgas, several pink pelicans and 40 other kinds of water birds were released to live in their natural environment. Among them there are Greater white-fronted geese and Mallard ducks – all of which often fall pray to illegal hunting. Photos: BTA


Military honors and water sanctifying ritual saw off the Tsibar mine hunter ship for a military exercise in the Black Sea. The ship is part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2. Photo: BTA


The oldest mosque on the Balkans – Eski Mosque built in the 14th century in Haskovo, was thoroughly repaired and refurbished. It is now open for crevice, after a period of a year and a half of repair works. Photo: BTA


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