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Year: 2022

Europe 

Nato chief: Russia using hunger as a weapon of war against Ukraine

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Ninety years ago, the Soviet Union’s horrendous Holodomor killed millions of Ukrainians and today, Russia is using hunger as a

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Europe 

EU steps up efforts to help restore power and heating in Ukraine

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union is intensifying its efforts and working with partners to provide the emergency support Ukraine needs to restore

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria appoints new national coordinator for combating antisemitism

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Nikolai Milkov has appointed deputy minister Velislava Petrova as the new national coordinator for combating antisemitism,

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Leisure 

New planetarium in Bulgaria’s capital opens to public

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A new planetarium has opened to the public in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia. The planetarium, at the Toplotsentrala Regional Centre

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Bulgaria 

MP rubbishes Radev’s stance weapons for Ukraine would leave Bulgaria unarmed

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) MP Ivailo Mirchev has hit back at President Roumen Radev’s claim that giving weapons to Ukraine would

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament ratifies contracts on 8 new F-16 fighter jets

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on November 25 to ratify contracts with the United States to acquire

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Bulgaria 

Census 2021: Close to 72% of Bulgarians say they are Christians

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census, Bulgaria census 2021, Bulgarian Jews, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

A total of 71.5 per cent of Bulgarians who answered an optional question in the 2021 Census about their religion

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 89 samples – NCIPD

November 24, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on November 24 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Census 2021: 84.6% of population define themselves as Bulgarians, 8.4% Turks, 4.4% Roma

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census, Bulgaria census 2021

In Bulgaria’s September 2021 national census, 84.6 per cent defined themselves as Bulgarians, 8.4 per cent as Turks and 4.4

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