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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 81 samples – NCIPD

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on August 11 that it has completed the sequencing of

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride: Investigation at request of people close to Bulgarian Socialist Party is harassment

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Sofia Pride has slammed as harassment a formal investigation by prosecutors initiated at the request of the initiative committee, organised

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s government announces proposals against domestic violence and other aggression

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet is proposing more than 15 steps against violence and aggression, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said on August 10,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Domestic flights at Sofia Airport in July down 13% per cent on pre-pandemic 2019

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Flights between Sofia Airport and the cities of Varna and Bourgas in July 2023 were 13 per cent down compared

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In H1 2023, Bulgaria’s exports down 3.1%, imports 6.2% lower y/y

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – June 2023, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 44 433.4 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Scandal-hit former Speaker Rashidov quits Parliament, GERB and politics

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Two days after his remarks about new legislation against domestic violence caused widespread outrage, Vezhdi Rashidov – a former Speaker

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Bulgaria 

2023 Perseids meteor shower peaks over Bulgaria August 12 – 13

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The 2023 Perseids meteor shower will peak between August 12 and 13, with little competition from the moon, which will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM, broadcast regulator chief tangle over disinformation

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and the head of the country’s broadcast media regulator, Council for Electronic Media (CEM) chief

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament approves further amendments to Protection Against Domestic Violence Act

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

At a special sitting on August 7, Bulgaria’s Parliament approved the second and final reading of amendments to the Protection

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