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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 29 deaths, 4879 new cases

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 29 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria seeks offers to rent or buy fighter jets – reports

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has invited offers from five countries with a view to acquire fighter jets to increase its air

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Bulgaria 

US Congress approves $40 million in military funding for Bulgaria

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States Congress has approved nearly $40 million in additional foreign military financing for Bulgaria, the US embassy in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after October 2 parliamentary election

October 6, 2022May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) announced late on October 5 the seat distribution in the 48th National Assembly, with the

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Europe 

EU agrees eighth sanctions package against Russia

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU said on October 6 that it decided to impose a new package of economic and

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR says increasing number of Ukrainians leaving Bulgaria

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said that it has observed a “sizeable increase” in the number of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister again extends anti-Covid measures

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

For the latest time in several consecutive weeks, Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medjidiev has issued an order regarding anti-epidemic

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron BA.5 lineage still dominant, XAN detected – NCIPD

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on October 5 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

World Bank slightly raises growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2022

October 5, 2022January 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank has slightly raised its growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2022, to 2.9 per cent in its autumn

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