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Day: June 1, 2020

Perspectives 

Tourism: Summer is here – but not as we may know it

June 1, 2020June 4, 2020 Mark Thomas tourism

The summer holiday for many people is a “rite” as opposed to being an option. There are times, of course,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s deputy environment minister, facing criminal charges, dismissed

June 1, 2020June 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has fired Deputy Environment Minister Krassimir Zhivkov, the government press service said on June 1,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders join tributes to late artist Christo

June 1, 2020June 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian leaders are among those who have joined in paying tribute to late Bulgarian-born artist Christo, who died on May

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Bulgaria 

Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2020 to honour memory of Hristo Botev

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Across Bulgaria, sirens will sound for two minutes at noon on June 2 2020 in an annual custom honouring the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases drop to 1289

June 1, 2020June 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of the morning of June 1, there are 1289 active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, down from the 1441

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Bulgaria 

For third month, Bulgaria’s road deaths lower than in 2019

June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The road death toll in Bulgaria from January 1 to May 31 2020 was 42 lower than in the first

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian-born artist Christo dead at 84

June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, known as Christo, died of natural causes on May 31 2020 at the age of 84,

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