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Month: June 2020

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Bulgaria’s tennis star Grigor Dimitrov confirms he has Covid-19

June 21, 2020June 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov has confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a message on Instagram, Dimitrov

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Socialist opposition leadership to be tested after MP proves positive

June 21, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Members of the national and Sofia leadership of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party are to be tested for Covid-19 following

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 117 new cases, six more deaths

June 21, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 117 of the 1360 samples tested in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours proved positive, the Health

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: More than half of Bulgarians believe ‘worst is behind us’ – poll

June 20, 2020June 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-three per cent of Bulgarians believed in mid-June that the worst of the Covid-19 situation in the country “is behind

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Covid-19 epidemic declaration will not be extended

June 20, 2020June 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the time being, Bulgaria’s Covid-19 epidemic declaration will not be extended, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev said in a radio

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria faces partly cloudy skies for June 21 partial solar eclipse

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Astronomical summer time comes to Bulgaria at 12.42am on June 21, and this year brings a partial solar eclipse on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria removes quarantine requirement for arrivals from Belgium

June 20, 2020June 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of June 20, people arriving in Bulgaria from Belgium are no longer subject to mandatory 14-day quarantine, the Health

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Europe 

European Parliament calls for further action to save EU tourism

June 20, 2020June 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Schengen, tourism

Members of the European Parliament have called for additional measures to save the EU’s tourism and travel sector and make

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Europe 

MEPs denounce racism, call for action

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Members of the European Parliament have adopted a resolution urging the EU to take a strong and decisive stand against

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