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Month: November 2019

Europe 

Three dead, 140 injured as 6.4 Richter scale earthquake hits Adriatic coast near Albania

November 26, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook the Adriatic coast near Albania shortly before 3am on November 26,

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Bulgaria 

After the Trump-Borissov meeting: The joint statement

November 26, 2019November 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

This is the full text of the joint statement after the November 25 meeting at the White House between US

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Bulgaria 

Rotogravure in Washington: Trump meets Borissov

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian media reported, with some breathlessness, that should US President Donald Trump receive an invitation to visit Bulgaria’s capital city

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Bulgaria 

EC approves 94M euro state aid for waste-to-energy co-generation plant in Sofia

November 25, 2019November 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on November 25 that it has approved Bulgaria’s request for about 94 million euro in state

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ weather warning over heavy rain forecast for Bulgaria’s Bourgas

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather has been issued for the district of Bourgas on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea

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Bulgaria 

More than 30 000 reports of domestic violence to emergency number 112 in Bulgaria this year

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 30 000 reports of domestic violence have been made to emergency number 112 in Bulgaria so far in

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Europe 

Council of the EU approves Von der Leyen European Commission

November 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The Council of the European Union approved on November 25 the European Commission, to be headed by Germany’s Ursula von

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria names contestant for Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Young singer Victoria, a former X Factor Bulgaria contestant, will represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in the

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Europe 

Exit polls in Romania: Klaus Iohannis set for re-election in decisive victory

November 24, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

An exit poll by the IRES agency showed incumbent Romanian President Klaus Iohannis achieving a decisive victory in second-round presidential

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