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Large queues of Ukrainian refugees at Bulgaria’s Durankulak border checkpoint

April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Large queues of Ukrainian refugees waiting to enter Bulgaria and register have formed at the Durankulak border checkpoint, creating an

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 8 deaths, 265 new cases registered

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 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 day, bringing

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Bulgaria 

Candidate for central bank head withdraws amid row within Bulgaria’s ruling coalition

April 10, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Hours before the council of Bulgaria’s four-party governing coalition was due to meet on resolving its dispute over its two

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport: Traffic ‘slowly recovering’

April 10, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

In March 2022, traffic at Sofia Airport was again still far from pre-pandemic levels, the airport said on April 10.

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 127 deaths in past week

April 10, 2022April 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 127 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

In past week, 20 000 Ukrainians granted temporary protection in Bulgaria

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

In the past week, about 20 000 Ukrainians have been registered for temporary protection in Bulgaria, bringing the total to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria donates more than 2.8M doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Iran

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has donated 2 830 440 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 to Iran, according to the Foreign Ministry. The doses

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warns of hazardous weather on April 10

April 9, 2022April 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued a number of weather warnings for April 10, variously because of forecast storms, heavy rain and

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 13 deaths, 715 new cases

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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