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Day: November 16, 2020

Europe 

Covid-19: EC to contract for 405M doses of vaccine from CureVac

November 16, 2020November 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission will on November 17 authorise a contract to buy up to 405 million doses of a vaccine

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Bulgaria 

Right-wingers defend controversial Bulgarian professor against ‘dictates of minorities’

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A group of far-right and right-wing Bulgarian politicians and other figures have issued a public defence of Mihail Mirchev, the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Biggest pressure in Bulgaria likely to be in first half of December, mathematician says

November 16, 2020November 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The biggest pressure regarding Covid-19 in Bulgaria will probably be in the first half of December, mathematics Professor Nikolai Vitanov

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.8% inflation in October

November 16, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.8 per cent inflation in October, down from 0.9 per cent a month

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Labour Ministry says more than 500 000 in need given food packages, hot lunches

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More than 526 000 Bulgarians in need have received food packages, hot lunches or other forms of care during the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Union of Medical Assistants and Paramedics says it has no confidence in government

November 16, 2020November 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Union of Medical Assistants and Paramedics said in a post on Facebook that it was withdrawing its confidence

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Bulgaria 

Doctor who founded Bulgaria’s Bansko Jazz Fest dies of Covid-19

November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Dr Emil Iliev, the founder of the International Jazz Festival in Bulgaria’s mountain resort town of Bansko, has died at

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 39 more deaths, active cases rise to 66 746

November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-nine people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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