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Month: January 2020

Bulgaria 

Pernik water crisis: Bulgarian prosecutors charge two more people

January 27, 2020January 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on January 27 that it pressed charges of mismanagement against two officials in the ongoing investigation

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Bulgaria 

Number of flu epidemics declared in Bulgaria increases again

January 27, 2020January 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of declarations of influenza epidemics in districts and municipalities in Bulgaria rose further on the afternoon of January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv declares flu epidemic, closing schools until February 6

January 27, 2020January 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv has become the latest to declare an influenza epidemic, closing schools from January 28 until February

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Bulgaria 

Organization of Bulgarian Jews marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

In a message on January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” spoke of

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Bulgaria 

Number of flu epidemic declarations in Bulgaria rises

January 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of declarations of influenza epidemics in various municipalities and districts in Bulgaria has risen. As of January 25,

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Bulgaria 

Russian diplomats named as spies given 48 hours to leave Bulgaria

January 25, 2020January 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russian ambassador Anatoly Makarov has been handed a note by Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry giving two Russian embassy staff identified as

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Bulgaria 

US embassy backs Bulgaria’s actions against Russian spies, Gebrev accused

January 25, 2020January 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The United States embassy commends recent actions by the Bulgarian government to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty from malign

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to expel two Russian diplomats accused of spying

January 24, 2020January 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has notified the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that two Russians with diplomatic immunity have been

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic declared in Sofia, several other places in Bulgaria, closing schools

January 24, 2020January 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

An influenza epidemic has been declared in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia with effect from January 27, closing schools until February

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