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Malta wins Junior Eurovision 2015 song contest hosted in Sofia

November 22, 2015November 24, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Malta won the 2015 Junior Eurovision song contest, with 13-year-old Destiny Chukunyere voted into top spot with her song “Not

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Bulgaria declares ‘Code Orange’ weather warning over strong winds in 14 regions for November 22

November 21, 2015November 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has declared a “Code Orange” hazardous weather warning for November 22 because of a weather forecast for strong winds

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Sofia police announce security measures for Junior Eurovision 2015

November 20, 2015November 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia have announced security measures around the Junior Eurovision 2015 song contest being hosted in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warns of delays as Romania tightens border controls

November 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

People crossing at border checkpoints with Romania should expect delays after Bucharest ordered tightened border controls, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said

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PM Borissov: Bulgaria will not take part in military operations against ‘Islamic State’

November 19, 2015November 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria will not take part in military operations against Daesh – the so-called “Islamic State” terrorist group – but will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes 2016 Budget at first reading

November 19, 2015November 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs passed the 2016 Budget Act at first reading on November 19 with 138 votes in favour and 65

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian judge sacked a year after controversial bankruptcy trial

November 19, 2015November 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided on November 18 to fire Roumyana Chenalova as a judge, nearly a year after

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Bulgaria jails for life shooter who killed police officer in botched raid

November 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Veliko Turnovo

A Bulgarian man who shot dead a police officer during a botched raid by law enforcement on his house has

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Bulgaria 

Warsaw-Hurghada flight makes emergency landing at Bulgaria’s Bourgas over ‘bomb alert’

November 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

A passenger flight from the Polish capital Warsaw to Hurghada in Egypt made an emergency landing at Bourgas Airport on

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