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Day: August 5, 2021

Bulgaria 

Deadline looms for first bid to get a new Bulgarian government elected

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

On the eve of the August 6 deadline for Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party to formally inform President Roumen Radev of

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Sport 

Ivet Goranova wins Bulgaria’s first Olympic gold medal in 13 years

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Ivet Goranova won gold for Bulgaria at the Tokyo Summer Olympics on August 5, winning the final bout in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s MPs vote against cutting their salaries

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

In a vote on August 5, members of Bulgaria’s 46th National Assembly rejected a proposal by Maya Manolova of the

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Bulgaria 

Caretaker PM: Bulgaria may have to seek help from abroad if wildfires worsen

August 5, 2021August 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria may have to ask for help from a foreign country if the wildfire situation in the country takes a

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Bulgaria 

From August 11, arrivals in Israel from Bulgaria must go into 14-day quarantine

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus

As of August 11, all passengers arriving in Israel from Bulgaria will be subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine, regardless

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Europe 

Covid-19: EMA, ECDC urge vaccination as Delta variant cases rise

August 5, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With the increasing circulation of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in EU/EEA countries, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 4 deaths, 429 new cases

August 5, 2021August 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four 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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