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Covid-19: In past month, 38 deaths in Bulgaria

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

The deaths of 38 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first two months of 2023 is 69

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

Sixty-nine people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2023, the Interior Ministry said on

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Bulgaria bestows state honour on outgoing US ambassador

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

At a ceremony on February 28, Bulgarian President bestowed on outgoing United States ambassador Herro Mustafa the state honour of

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Bulgaria: European prosecutors probe multi-million euro fraud regarding greenhouse gas emissions

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is carrying out dozens of searches and investigative measures,

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Bulgaria has scrapped 2.3M doses of Covid vaccines, will scrap 2.8M more in 2023

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

More than 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 delivered to Bulgaria have been scrapped, and in all

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: 2022/23 winter season ‘going successfully’

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s 2022/2023 winter tourism season is developing successfully, the Tourism Ministry said on February 27. The ministry said that between

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Outgoing Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria given high state honour

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

At a ceremony on February 27, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev conferred on outgoing Ukrainian ambassador Vitaly Moskalenko

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Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport adds new search engine for airline tickets

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A search engine for airline tickets is now part of the Sofia Airport website sofia-airport.eu. The new functionality, on the home page, is

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 7 deaths, 468 new cases

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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