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EC, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance publish handbook on use of IHRA working definition of antisemitism

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A handbook for the practical use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism was published on January

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 4.9% in November 2020 – Eurostat

January 8, 2021January 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Unemployment in Bulgaria in November 2020 was 4.9 per cent, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on January 8, citing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 8000-mark

January 8, 2021January 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expects to receive 1.5M Covid-19 vaccines by end-July 2021

January 7, 2021January 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria expects to receive about 1.5 million vaccines against Covid-19 by the end of July 2021, according to a provisional

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to receive its first Moderna vaccines on January 11

January 7, 2021January 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria will receive its first consignment of Moderna vaccines against Covid-19 on January 11, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Anti-Covid measures resulting in ‘extremely positive’ data

January 7, 2021January 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on January 7 that the country’s anti-epidemic measures were producing “extremely positive” data about

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 59 more deaths, active cases drop by 1080

January 7, 2021January 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-nine people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy to grow by 3.3% in 2021 – World Bank forecast

January 6, 2021January 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus, World Bank

Bulgaria’s economy was set to grow by 3.3 per cent this year after the estimated 5.1 per cent drop suffered

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Epiphany rituals amid pandemic make many cross

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

Indignation erupted on social networks in Bulgaria on January 6 as, in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, gatherings were held

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