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Bulgaria, N Macedonia sign new co-operation deals

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Macedonia

Three memoranda of understanding in various fields were signed on January 25 after a joint meeting in Sofia of the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 26 of 28 districts are Covid-19 dark red zones

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-six of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or more

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 132 deaths, 11 049 new cases registered

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 132 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Bulgaria’s Parliament to hold special sitting on Russia-Ukraine crisis

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

Bulgaria’s National Assembly is to hold a special sitting on the afternoon of January 26 on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Parliament’s

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From February 1, EU certificates for 93 000 vaccinated in Bulgaria not valid for travel in EU

January 24, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Digital Covid vaccination certificates of 93 000 people in Bulgaria whose vaccination course would have ended more than

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Covid-19: More school pupils in Bulgaria go over to distance learning

January 24, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In two more district capitals – Yambol and Sliven, and in eight other municipalities, school pupils from the fifth to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM calls Cabinet security council meeting over Russia-Ukraine tensions

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has called a meeting of the Cabinet security council for January 25 to discuss tensions

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Plovdiv mayor pledges not to cut street lighting, as bills skyrocket

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has pledged not to limit street lighting, even as the municipality’s electricity bills are skyrocketing, according

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Covid-19: Children’s ward in Bulgaria’s Bourgas overcrowded – report

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Extra beds are being moved into the Covid-19 children’s ward in Bourgas University Hospital because it is overcrowded, Bulgarian National

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