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Day: May 8, 2025

World 

American Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope on May 8, taking the papal name Leo XIV and becoming the first head

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Bulgaria 

NSI: More than 23 000 newly-built residential buildings in Bulgaria in five years

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

From 2020 to 2024, the number of newly-built residential buildings in Bulgaria added up to 23 284, according to figures

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of strike at a number of Italian airports

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an advisory that on May 9 2025 from 1pm to 5pm, a strike

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Business 

MEPs endorse new screening rules for foreign investment in EU

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament voted on May 8 to adopt revised rules to prevent security risks from foreign investments in the

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Europe 

European Parliament approves EU gas storage flexibility

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

With 425 votes in favour, 106 against and 43 abstentions, the European Parliament approved on May 8 a European Commission

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