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Day: January 8, 2021

Bulgaria 

US ambassador to Bulgaria joins condemnation of attack on Capitol

January 8, 2021January 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States ambassador to Bulgaria, Herro Mustafa, has joined leaders across the US political spectrum and around the world

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expects to receive 4.5M doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

January 8, 2021January 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria expects to receive 4.5 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine against Covid-19, enough to vaccinate 2.5 million people in the

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Bulgaria 

EC proposes to buy up to 300M additional doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine

January 8, 2021January 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission (EC) proposed on January 8 to the EU member states to purchase an additional 200 million doses

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Bulgaria 

EC, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance publish handbook on use of IHRA working definition of antisemitism

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A handbook for the practical use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism was published on January

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 4.9% in November 2020 – Eurostat

January 8, 2021January 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2020 was 4.9 per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on January 8, citing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 8000-mark

January 8, 2021January 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s death

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