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Month: April 2020

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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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Roundup, April 12 – From shared spoons to the euro zone

April 12, 2020April 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

April 12 saw the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rise by six to a total of 675,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 58-year-old is 29th to die

April 12, 2020April 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 58-year-old man who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in hospital in the southern Bulgarian town of Haskovo on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister restricts fruit and veg and flower markets

April 12, 2020April 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has issued an order restricting the country’s fruit and vegetable and flower markets from April

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