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Day: August 14, 2020

Europe 

Covid-19: European Commission reaches agreement with AstraZeneca on a potential vaccine

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission reached a first agreement on August 14 with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to purchase a potential vaccine against

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Europe 

Covid-19: EC, Unesco, Twitter and WJC join forces to combat conspiracy theories online

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission and Unesco, as well as Twitter and the World Jewish Congress, are joining forces to raise awareness

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Bank putting new 5 leva banknote into circulation in September

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on August 14 that it is putting into circulation a new version of the five

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Bulgaria 

Deaths in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2019 and 2020: A comparison

August 14, 2020August 16, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer new coronavirus

For much of the first six months of 2020, it was striking that the number of deaths in Bulgaria was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria welcomes Israel – UAE peace deal

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria has welcomed the establishment of a full and formal peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which includes

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Numbers of active cases and patients in hospital drop, two more deaths

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 248 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Israel abolishes quarantine for citizens arriving from Bulgaria

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus

According to the Bulgarian embassy in Israel, the Israeli authorities have abolished the requirement for 14-day quarantine for citizens arriving

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