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Bulgarian government, prosecutors in show of support for Jewish community after Synagogue attack

January 22, 2019January 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister, other top officials and the Prosecutor-General have expressed strong support for the country’s Jewish community after a

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Bulgaria 

Sliven, Haskovo districts become latest in Bulgaria to declare flu epidemics

January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The districts of Sliven and Haskovo have become the latest in Bulgaria to declare an influenza epidemic since the beginning

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Europe 

EU fines Mastercard 570 million euro over cross-border obstruction

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 22 that it has fined Mastercard a total of 570.6 million euro for limiting

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Bulgaria 

Police hold man in connection with stone-throwing attack on Sofia Central Synagogue

January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Police in Bulgarian capital city Sofia have taken into custody a 35-year-old man in connection with an incident in which

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World 

IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns of growing risks

January 21, 2019January 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

In the latest update to its World Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its global growth forecast

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Business 

Automotive firm ALC set to shut down Bulgarian operations – Labour Ministry

January 21, 2019January 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Labour Ministry said on January 21 that two state agencies were prepared to assist employees of ALC Bulgaria when

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Bulgaria 

Chief Mufti, leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, joins condemnation of stone-throwing attack on Sofia Synagogue

January 21, 2019January 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, has expressed sincere hope that the perpetrator of a

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Bulgaria 

Schools in Bulgaria’s Sofia, Plovdiv, Dobrich, Varna districts closed from January 22 because of flu epidemic

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Schools in Bulgaria’s districts of Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna and Dobrich will be closed from January 22 because of an influenza

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Bulgaria 

World Jewish Congress condemns stone-throwing attack on Sofia Central Synagogue

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The World Jewish Congress says that it is deeply concerned and disgusted by the vandalism of the Great Prayer Hall of

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