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Month: April 2021

Bulgaria 

Russia expels two Bulgarian diplomats in retaliation move

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Moscow, Atanas Krastin, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on April 20 to be handed a

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Bulgaria 

EC: Bulgaria’s road death rate fell 26% in 2020 y/y

April 20, 2021April 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s road death rate in 2020 was 26 per cent lower than in 2019, with the country moving from the

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Bulgaria 

For fifth week, every district in Bulgaria is a Covid-19 ‘red zone’

April 20, 2021April 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For a fifth consecutive week, all of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning a rate of

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 217 deaths registered in past 24 hours

April 20, 2021April 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 217 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

President Radev’s talks with Bulgarian parties fail to provide Cabinet clarity

April 19, 2021April 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev held consultations on April 19 with six political parties and coalitions represented in the 45th National

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria announces decisions on use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

April 19, 2021April 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national vaccination headquarters decided on April 19 that the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 will not be administered to women

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Europe 

BioNTech-Pfizer say they will supply additional 100M doses of Covid-19 vaccine to EU countries in 2021

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

BioNTech and Pfizer said in a media statement on April 19 that they would supply an additional 100 million doses

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv is Bulgaria’s most-preferred destination for internal migration

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Of the close to 200 000 people in Bulgaria who changed address within the country in 2020, more than 21

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 15 195

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 57 deaths registered in the past 24 hours, Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 15 195, according to

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