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Bulgarian, US air forces to hold joint exercise over Bulgaria

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The Bulgarian Air Force and the US Air Force will take part on November 2 in a joint exercise within

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves draft international contract on Stryker combat vehicles from US

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on November 1 Defence Minister Todor Tagarev’s report on the approval of a draft international contract for

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Voting machines to be available at 5900 polling stations in Bulgaria’s mayoral elections run-offs

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Voting machines will be available at 5900 polling stations in Bulgaria’s mayoral elections run-offs on November 5, Bulgarian National Television

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Bulgaria expels Russian Rossiyskaya Gazeta correspondent as threat to national security

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria has expelled Alexander Gatsak, a correspondent for Russian government-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta, as a threat to national security, the State

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Bulgaria’s weather bureau: One of the warmest Octobers in past 90 years

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

October 2023 was one of the warmest Octobers in Bulgaria in the past 90 years, the country’s weather bureau said

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Bulgaria records its highest Covid-19 death toll in a month in 2023

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 90 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in October, according to the

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first 10 months of 2023 is 444

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 444 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first 10 months of 2023, according to

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Bulgaria’s 2023 mayoral elections: Borissov effectively endorses socialist-backed Grigorova

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov has declined to officially endorse either candidate in the Sofia mayoral election run-off on November 5,

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Sofia Airport announces winter flight schedule

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

SOF Connect, the operator of Sofia Airport, has announced the start of the winter schedule at the capital’s airport. During

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