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Bulgaria declares ‘Code Red’ dangerous weather warning for Bourgas

September 28, 2015September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna, Veliko Turnovo

Bulgaria has declared a “Code Red” warning of very dangerous weather for the region of Bourgas on the Black Sea

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63% of Bulgarians see refugee influx as danger to the country – poll

September 28, 2015September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Sixty-three per cent of Bulgarians see the refugee influx as a danger to the country, according to a poll by

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev: Bulgaria appreciates Turkey’s efforts to prevent illegal immigration

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

The European Union and Turkey are part of the solution to the refugee crisis, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and the

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Heavy rain disrupts traffic in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, floods buildings in Shoumen

September 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy rain on September 28 disrupted traffic on the Plovdiv – Svilengrad road in Bulgaria and flooded houses, yards and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President in UN call for eradicating poverty, building sustainable economy, stable societies

September 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

The international community should focus on achieving results related to the sustainable development goals, among them eradicating poverty, building a

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Discoveries in Bulgaria in September 2015 – roundup

September 27, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Prehistoric housing and 24-carat gold objects in Provadiya, a tomb from the late Middle Ages in Veliki Preslav, a fountain

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Bulgaria launches 2015 Junior Eurovision anthem, ‘#Discover’

September 26, 2015September 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

At a celebration in Sofia and 12 other Bulgarian cities on September 26, Bulgarian National Television launched at a live

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Bulgaria 

Rescued lions are on their way ‘home’ to South Africa from Bulgaria

September 26, 2015September 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

International wildlife charity The Born Free Foundation has announced that Jora and Black, the two rescued ex-circus lions from Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria complains to Croatian ambassador over border checkpoint closure

September 25, 2015September 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Serbia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on September 25 that it had summoned the Croatian ambassador in Sofia, Ljerka Alajbeg, to “express

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