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Bulgaria’s Eurovision contestant Victoria to take part in online Sofia Pride Live

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Sofia Pride

Bulgaria’s Eurovision contestant Victoria Georgieva will take part in the online Sofia Pride Live on June 13, the organisers of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM: Sofia metro third line will open by end of August

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia metro underground railway third line will “certainly” open by the end of August, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases again rise above 1000-mark

June 7, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Just a day after dropping below the 1000 mark for the first time since late April, the number of active

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Bulgaria 

George Floyd: Anti-racism protest held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

June 6, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia became one of many around the world on June 6 to see a protest against racism,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak, ninth since 2020 began

June 6, 2020June 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency says that it has identified a new outbreak of type A bird flu, at a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 980 active cases, death toll 160

June 6, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has dropped below the 1000 mark, according to data posted by

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Bulgaria 

Hiccough in Bulgaria’s system for reporting Covid-19 cases

June 5, 2020June 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Top Bulgarian health officials have offered an explanation for discrepancies in the national information system for reporting Covid-19 cases. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court rules to uphold Sofia Airport concessionaire pick

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) said on June 5 that it has upheld the competition regulator’s ruling that confirmed the

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Covid-19: All EU countries expected to lift border controls by end of June

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Most European Union countries will have lifted the controls at their internal borders and the related travel restrictions by June

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