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Flu epidemic declared in Bulgaria’s Bourgas district

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

An influenza epidemic declaration in Bulgaria’s district of Bourgas will take effect as of January 12, the regional pandemic headquarters

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to seek talks with firm on acquiring emergency medical service helicopters

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry is to invite Italy’s Leonardo S.p.A company for talks on acquiring emergency medical service helicopters, the ministry

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Sofia Airport’s 2022 passenger numbers a million down on pre-pandemic 2019

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport served 6 003 653 passengers in 2022, significantly more than in 2021, but more than a million fewer

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Close to half of Bulgarians believe country headed to yet another election

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A poll done for public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) by the Alpha Research agency has found that 47 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over heavy rain, as snow forecast for ski resorts

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued for the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for two districts for January 10 because of

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2022 was 4%

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2022 was four per cent, unchanged from October 2022 and down from 4.7 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 14 deaths, 111 new cases

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 14 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 74 samples – NCIPD

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on January 6 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria probes reports of properties bought by sanctioned Russians

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has assigned the State Agency for National Security to investigate allegations that Russian citizens and

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