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Day: August 15, 2019

Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Tomb of Palaiologos nobleman discovered at Bulgaria’s Kaliakra

August 15, 2019August 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a previously-unknown 14th-century aristocrat, a descendant of the Byzantine Palaiologos dynasty, at the

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Traffic restrictions on Bulgaria’s Strouma Motorway after fire

August 15, 2019August 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The fire that damaged the supports of an overbridge on Strouma Motorway near the town of Doupnitsa earlier this week

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM’s party names its Plovdiv mayoral candidate

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Rousse

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has named Plovdiv regional governor Zdravko Dimitrov as its candidate for mayor

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Bulgaria 

Israel’s new ambassador to Bulgaria presents credentials

August 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

The new ambassador of the State of Israel to Bulgaria, Yoram Elron, has presented copies of his credentials to Deputy

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