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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 6

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy, new coronavirus, nuclear

Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said on September 22 that it has shut down

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 complicates threat from illegal drug market in Europe

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Covid-19’s disruption to drug use and the market could have long-term implications for Europe’s drug services and law enforcement agencies,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4 new deaths, 4522 active cases

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria court sentences Bourgas Airport terrorist attackers to life imprisonment without parole

September 21, 2020September 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Israel

At the conclusion of a trial in absentia, a five-member panel of Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court has found Meliad Farah

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 6 new deaths, 4522 active cases

September 21, 2020September 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll among people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus has risen by six in the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: About 500 pupils, 40 teachers in quarantine

September 20, 2020September 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Five days after schools opened across Bulgaria, about 500 pupils and 40 teachers are in quarantine, Deputy Education Minister Tanya

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Bulgaria 

Tsvetanov announces initiative committee of his Republicans for Bulgaria party

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Tsvetan Tsvetanov, formerly the parliamentary leader of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, announced on September 20 the initiative

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 38 deaths in the past week

September 20, 2020September 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-eight people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past week, bringing the total to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4 new deaths, 4470 active cases

September 19, 2020September 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s

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