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Day: April 13, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Cabinet orders retailers to sell local food production

April 13, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government issued a decree on April 13 that requires supermarket chains to sell produce and other foodstuffs made in

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, Roundup April 13: 32 deaths, mask-wearing taken to court

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Monday April 13 marked the end of the first month of the State of Emergency in Bulgaria against the spread

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Bulgaria Videos 

Video: Coping with crisis – Creativity conquers challenges

April 13, 2020April 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 crisis came on seemingly suddenly, leaving businesses challenged to pivot in response and looking to transform and adapt.

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World 

An Easter in Wymondham, Norfolk: April 2020

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 David Clark

A sense of calm envelopes the town. People are out in the sunshine avoiding each other, but taking their exercise.

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s nationalist leader Siderov investigated for breaking emergency regulations

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus, Volen Siderov

The Sofia District Prosecutor’s Office has initiated an investigation into ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader and Sofia city councillor Volen Siderov

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Bulgaria 

A marriage in Bulgaria lasts 15.9 years on average – statistics institute

April 13, 2020April 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

There were 29 198 marriages registered in Bulgaria in 2019, a total of 237 more than in 2018, the National

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Bulgaria’s population dropped below seven million in 2019

April 13, 2020April 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The population of Bulgaria dropped to 6 951 482 as at December 31 2019, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Customs Agency foils bid to smuggle 148 000 protective masks

April 13, 2020April 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian customs officers have foiled a bid to smuggle 148 000 undeclared protective masks, the Customs Agency said on April

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Bulgaria 

290 fined in Bulgaria’s Sofia this past weekend for breaching emergency regulations

April 13, 2020April 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More than 500 people have been fined in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia in the first month of the State of

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