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Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 28 2018

October 25, 2018October 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 28 2018, going back an hour to 3am. This

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government removes Simeonov as head of National Council for Co-operation on Ethnic and Integration Issues

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov

The Bulgarian government has removed Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov as head of the Cabinet’s National Council for Co-operation on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Ministry: Second World War bomb found in central Sofia has been destroyed

October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Second World War 220kg bomb found at a site in central Sofia where the third metro line is being

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Europe 

European Parliament demands ban on neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups in the EU

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament expressed on October 25 its concern at the increasing normalisation of fascism, racism and xenophobia and called

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MEPs demand end to EU arms exports to Saudi Arabia

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on October 25 for a call on EU countries to unite and impose an EU-wide

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Europe 

European Commission welcomes EP vote on throwaway plastics ban

October 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on October 25 that it welcomes the step taken by the European Parliament to adopt its

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Bulgaria 

Anti-ransomware decryption tool, developed with Bulgarian assistance, released on October 25

October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

As of October 25, victims of the GandCrab ransomware can recover their files without giving into the demands of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian military taking part in Nato’s exercise Trident Juncture 2018, largest since Cold War

October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Forty-one Bulgarian military personnel are taking part in Nato’s exercise Trident Juncture 2018, the main phase of which begins in

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2018 Sofia Independent Film Festival opens on October 26

October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The ninth Sofia Independent Film Festival opens on October 26 and continues until November 3 2018, the organisers said. The

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