SLOVENIA-KAMNIK-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-KAMNIK-SPRING SCENERY

(240412) -- KAMNIK, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Blooming crocus flowers are pictured in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-KAMNIK-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-KAMNIK-SPRING SCENERY

(240412) -- KAMNIK, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Blooming crocus flowers are pictured in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-KAMNIK-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-KAMNIK-SPRING SCENERY

(240412) -- KAMNIK, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Blooming crocus flowers are pictured in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-KAMNIK-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-KAMNIK-SPRING SCENERY

(240412) -- KAMNIK, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Blooming crocus flowers are pictured in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 11, 2024. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

Kotooshu receives highest award in Bulgaria

Kotooshu receives highest award in Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu (2nd from R) is photographed with people including his family at the office of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov in Sofia on July 28. The ozeki whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov was awarded the Stara Planina Order First Class, the country's highest government award.

Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu smiles after being awarded the Stara Planina Order First Class, the country's highest government award, at the presidential office in Sofia on July 28. The wrestler, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, holds the second-highest rank in Japanese sumo of ozeki.

Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu (R) shakes hands with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov at the presidential office in Sofia on July 28. The ozeki, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, was awarded the Stara Planina Order First Class, the country's highest government award.

Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu (R) is given the medal of the Stara Planina Order First Class, the country's highest government award, by President Georgi Parvanov at the presidential office in Sofia on July 28. The wrestler, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, holds the second-highest rank in Japanese sumo of ozeki.

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

(220422) -- KAMNIK, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crocuses are seen in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

(220422) -- KAMNIK, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crocuses are seen in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

(220422) -- KAMNIK, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crocuses are seen in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

(220422) -- KAMNIK, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crocuses are seen in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

(220422) -- KAMNIK, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crocuses are seen in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

(220422) -- KAMNIK, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crocuses are seen in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

(220422) -- KAMNIK, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Crocuses are seen in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

SLOVENIA-VELIKA PLANINA-SPRING SCENERY

(220422) -- KAMNIK, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A crocus is seen in Velika planina, Kamnik, Slovenia, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Zeljko Stevanic/Xinhua)

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

An employee in Zoo Zlin captures an young black (cinereous) vulture, which will be transferred to Bulgaria to be released in the Stara Planina mountain range, on Friday, July 19, 2019. Four vulture species live in Europe at present. Apart from the cinereous vulture, they are the griffon, Egyptian and bearded vulture. Their populations are far from large, consisting of several hundred to several thousand pairs. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

An employee in Zoo Zlin captures an young black (cinereous) vulture, which will be transferred to Bulgaria to be released in the Stara Planina mountain range, on Friday, July 19, 2019. Four vulture species live in Europe at present. Apart from the cinereous vulture, they are the griffon, Egyptian and bearded vulture. Their populations are far from large, consisting of several hundred to several thousand pairs. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

An employee in Zoo Zlin captures an young black (cinereous) vulture, which will be transferred to Bulgaria to be released in the Stara Planina mountain range, on Friday, July 19, 2019. Four vulture species live in Europe at present. Apart from the cinereous vulture, they are the griffon, Egyptian and bearded vulture. Their populations are far from large, consisting of several hundred to several thousand pairs. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

An employee in Zoo Zlin captures an young black (cinereous) vulture, which will be transferred to Bulgaria to be released in the Stara Planina mountain range, on Friday, July 19, 2019. Four vulture species live in Europe at present. Apart from the cinereous vulture, they are the griffon, Egyptian and bearded vulture. Their populations are far from large, consisting of several hundred to several thousand pairs. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

An employee in Zoo Zlin captures an young black (cinereous) vulture, which will be transferred to Bulgaria to be released in the Stara Planina mountain range, on Friday, July 19, 2019. Four vulture species live in Europe at present. Apart from the cinereous vulture, they are the griffon, Egyptian and bearded vulture. Their populations are far from large, consisting of several hundred to several thousand pairs. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

Black (cinereous) Vulture, Aegypius monachus

An employee in Zoo Zlin captures an young black (cinereous) vulture, which will be transferred to Bulgaria to be released in the Stara Planina mountain range, on Friday, July 19, 2019. Four vulture species live in Europe at present. Apart from the cinereous vulture, they are the griffon, Egyptian and bearded vulture. Their populations are far from large, consisting of several hundred to several thousand pairs. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)