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Bulgarian supreme court confirms life sentences for Bourgas Airport terrorist attack

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Israel

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation has confirmed at final instance the life sentences without parole for Meliad Farah and Hassan

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Eurostat: Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2020

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 1787 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2020, European Union

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Bulgaria’s April early elections: Poll sees five-group Parliament

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Among those who intend to vote in Bulgaria’s April 2 2023 early parliamentary elections, the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all but one of 90 samples – NCIPD

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on March 6 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 8 deaths, 862 new cases

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of eight people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria’s April 2023 early parliamentary elections: Factfile

March 2, 2023April 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria goes to the polls on April 2 2023 in early parliamentary elections, the fifth time in two years that

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Bulgaria’s long weekend weather: Cold and rainy, snow in the mountains

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s three-day weekend from March 3 to 5 is set to see cold weather with rain forecast in most of

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Bulgaria granted citizenship to 2183 people in 2021

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 2183 people in 2021, the largest number in more than a decade, according to figures released

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Ahead of Bulgaria’s April elections, Alpha Research poll shows WCC-DB, GERB-UDF neck-and-neck

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

The results of a poll by Alpha Research released on March 1 show the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria electoral

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