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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 546 deaths, 13 116 new cases

October 3, 2021October 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 546 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Outgoing supreme court judge to stand in Bulgaria’s presidential election

October 2, 2021October 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgarian judicial reform campaign group the Justice for All initiative said on October 2 that it had decided to nominate

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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: GERB will back university rector in presidential race, Borissov says

October 2, 2021October 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

GERB will support Sofia University rector Professor Anastas Gerdzhikov in the November 2021 presidential elections, party leader Boiko Borissov has

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 87 deaths, 2091 new cases

October 2, 2021October 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-seven 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 utilities regulator hikes gas prices by 36.2% for October 2021

October 1, 2021October 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on October 1 that it approved an increase to gas prices in the country by 36.2

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Bulgaria’s 2021 census: More than 2.4M people counted in online phase

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

A total of 2 404 979 people in Bulgaria were counted in the online phase of the 2021 census, the

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Education Ministry urges teachers to wear protective masks

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Education Ministry has written to regional departments of education calling for teachers to wear protective masks during school hours,

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first nine months of 2021 is 361

October 1, 2021October 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 361 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and September 30 2021, the Interior

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 1986 deaths in the past month

October 1, 2021October 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 1986 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past month, going by

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