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Day: January 13, 2021

Perspectives 

Bulgaria faces ‘rigged elections’ playbook challenge

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2021

If there is one thing that Trump will leave in his aftermath – it cannot correctly be called a legacy

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to begin mass testing of teachers on January 25

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Mass testing of teachers for Covid-19 will begin on January 25 so that an assessment can be made whether and

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Bulgaria 

First batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines arrives in Bulgaria

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The first batch, 2400 doses, of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on January 13. Bulgaria has ordered

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Bulgaria 

Roads closed, houses flooded, in parts of Bulgaria in aftermath of heavy rains

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The road between the town of Gotse Delchev and Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko was closed to traffic in both

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Bulgaria 

US court imprisons Bulgarian owner of Bitcoin exchange for money laundering

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian national Rossen Iossifov, who was convicted by a federal jury in the United States for his role in a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports dropped 7.8% in January – November 2020 y/y

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2020 added up to about 50 billion leva, a decrease of 7.8 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 deaths, 1619 vaccinations in past day

January 13, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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