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Gazprom and Bulgargaz agree on 40% cut in price for natural gas for Bulgaria

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia

Russia’s Gazprom and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz, the sole public supplier of natural gas for Bulgaria, have agreed on a 40 per

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World 

IMF says can help countries address economic impact of coronavirus

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, new coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that it is working closely with its development partners—World Bank, World Health Organization, and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s national day ceremony on Shipka Peak cancelled after call by crisis staff against coronavirus

March 2, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

On the recommendation of Bulgaria’s national crisis staff against new coronavirus, the traditional annual ceremony on Shipka Peak in celebration

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Bulgaria 

Crisis staff: No confirmed coronavirus cases in Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey

March 2, 2020March 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There are no confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Bulgaria, Serbia and Turkey, the head of Bulgaria’s crisis staff against

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Bulgaria 

Three districts in Bulgaria declare flu epidemic, closing schools

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

Influenza epidemics have been declared in three districts in Bulgaria – Bourgas, Shoumen and Pernik – closing schools from March

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Bulgaria 

Schools closed in Bulgaria’s Varna, Blagoevgrad as flu epidemics declared

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

Schools in Bulgaria’s municipalities of Varna and Blagoevgrad have been closed until March 6 inclusive because of the declaration of

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Europe 

European Commission forms ‘corona response team’ against Covid-19

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission announced on March 2 the formation of its “corona response team”, a team of five Commissioners who

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World 

OECD: World economy faces gravest threat since global financial crisis as coronavirus spreads

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The coronavirus Covid-19 presents the global economy with its greatest danger since the financial crisis, according to the latest Interim

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Europe 

IOM: More than 13 000 migrants reported along the Turkish-Greek border

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Thousands of migrants, including families with young children, were passing a cold night along the border between Turkey and Greece,

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