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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases increase again, 1.53% tests positive

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria 

Trifonov attacks Democratic Bulgaria’s Ivanov: Politics is a dirty game played by dirty people

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Slavi Trifonov

A July 29 post on the official Facebook page of ITN party leader Slavi Trifonov slammed Democratic Bulgaria coalition co-leader

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering narrow-gauge railway excursion on August 1

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

To mark the 95th anniversary of the line, Bulgarian railways BDZ and the narrow-gauge railway fan NGO have organised an

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Bulgaria 

Trifonov’s party hits out at Democratic Bulgaria, Manolova’s group

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party has responded bitterly to the stance taken by Democratic Bulgaria and Maya Manolova’s parliamentary group about

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Weather warning for July 30 over scorching temperatures

July 29, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for 23 out of the country’s 28 districts for

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll 18 205, active cases rise again

July 29, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

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

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria updates list of red, orange and green zone foreign countries

July 28, 2021July 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov issued an order on the evening of July 28 updating the list of foreign

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria extends epidemic declaration to August 31

July 28, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At a meeting on July 28, Bulgaria’s caretaker government extended the country’s Covid-19 epidemic declaration to the end of August.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister: Big mistakes in Covid-19 vaccination plan cost 10 000 lives

July 28, 2021July 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Stoicho Katsarov told the National Assembly on July 28 that big mistakes in the previous government’s

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