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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all but one of 457 samples – NCIPD

March 25, 2022March 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on March 25 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 21 deaths, 1424 new cases

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-one 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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Several thousand turn out for demo in Bulgaria’s capital in solidarity with Ukraine

March 24, 2022March 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A peaceful demonstration in the centre of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on March 24 saw several thousand people express their

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Clocks in Bulgaria change to summer daylight saving time at 3am on March 27 2022

March 24, 2022March 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 27 2022 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an

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Bulgaria’s President asks Biden to speed up delayed delivery of F-16s

March 24, 2022March 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on March 24 that he had asked US President Joe Biden to speed up the

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Nato leaders agree on new multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia

March 24, 2022March 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato leaders agreed on March 24 on the establishment of four additional multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia,

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PM: Bulgaria to recall its ambassador from Moscow

March 24, 2022March 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria will summon its ambassador to Russia to Sofia for consultations, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told reporters in Brussels on

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Bulgaria’s Parliament abolishes ‘golden passports’

March 24, 2022March 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on March 24 the second and final reading of amendments to the Citizenship Act that abolish “golden

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 25 deaths, 1552 new cases

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-five 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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