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Bulgarian Navy gives details about claims of mines in Black Sea

March 21, 2022March 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russian claims that mines laid at Odesa are adrift in the Black Sea may be more a matter of complicating

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Bulgaria’s government: More than 20 registration points for temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees

March 21, 2022March 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

There are already more than 20 points in Bulgaria where registration cards are issued for temporary protection for those fleeing

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Bulgaria 

Maritime Administration: Sea mines unlikely to reach Bulgarian shore

March 21, 2022March 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sea mines laid by Russian forces in Odessa and dislodged by a storm may reach Bulgarian waters in up to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 10 deaths, 472 new cases registered

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 10 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 188 deaths in past week

March 20, 2022March 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 188 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria 

US to deploy Stryker company to Bulgarian battle group

March 19, 2022March 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The United States will deploy a Stryker armoured vehicle company to the battle group that Bulgaria is forming, Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 18 deaths, 1601 new cases

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighteen 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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Bulgaria’s former PM Borissov released from custody

March 18, 2022March 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s former prime minister and opposition GERB party leader Boiko Borissov was released from custody on the night of March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM dismisses talk of supplying weapons to Ukraine

March 18, 2022March 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

On the eve of talks with visiting US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister dismissed as untrue speculation that

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