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Month: August 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5145 active cases, 857 in hospital, 7 more deaths

August 8, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 60 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Anti-government protests in Bulgaria: Key intersection in Sofia blocked again

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Traffic at the intersection of Eagle Bridge (Orlov Most) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia was blocked again on the night

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Germany says arrivals from three districts in Bulgaria subject to new rules

August 7, 2020August 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

People arriving in Germany from three districts in Bulgaria will be subject to new rules as of August 8, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Medical Association: Covid-19 danger has not passed, stick to the measures

August 7, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Medical Association issued an appeal to the public on August 7, warning that the Covid-19 epidemic in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters vow to re-erect tent camps

August 7, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

One of the groups of organisers of the protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government and the Prosecutor-General

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria recovers slightly

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A poll done by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) every three months showed that in July, consumer confidence in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors: Man who assaulted reporter at Bulgaria ruling party event arrested

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A 20-year-old man was taken into custody on August 7 after two days earlier being filmed at a national conference

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police remove anti-government protesters’ tent camps

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

In an overnight operation, Bulgarian police removed tent camps set up by anti-government protesters in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and on

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5205 active cases, 11 new deaths, 874 in hospital

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 114 in the past 24 hours to a

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