Malignancies and heart diseases, as well as heart attacks are the most frequent cause of death among men and women in the EU. Cerebrovascular diseases such as strokes are also high on the list.
In 2015 diseases such as this have caused the deaths of 406 men and 314 women per 100,000 in Bulgaria. In the EU these figures stand at 93 men and 79 women. In Bulgaria malignancies have caused the death of 333 men and 179 women. With heart problems the mortality rate is 250 men and 153 women. In most member countries, more men than women say they are healthy, with this gap widening with age.
The annual human rights awards Human of the Year will be presented for the seventeenth time at a ceremony today. The event takes place on the eve of International Human Rights Day - 10 December. The awards have no monetary value. Their purpose is to..
8 December is the day on which Bulgarian university students traditionally celebrate their holidays. The holiday is very popular in Bulgaria and often brings together not only current but also former students. The day was first celebrated in 1903..
Spicy means culture and Alexander Kyurkchiev - Sando, founder of a chilli pepper farm near Sofia and the first chilli pepper museum in this country, is sure of this. For the second year in a row he is organizing the Sofia Chilli Fest..
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