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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: 87 candidate MPs worked for communist-era secret service

March 23, 2021March 30, 2021 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2021, Dossier Commission

A total of 87 candidate Members of Parliament in Bulgaria’s April 4 2021 elections worked for the country’s communist-era secret

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Covid-19: Every district in Bulgaria is a ‘red zone’

March 23, 2021March 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are “red zones” for Covid-19, according to the March 23 weekly report by

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 169 more deaths, 23.8% tests positive

March 23, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 169 deaths of patients in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past

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Bulgaria expelling two Russian diplomats caught spying – Foreign Ministry

March 22, 2021March 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has notified the Russian embassy in Sofia that it has declared two Russian diplomats persona non grata

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Bulgarian military court remands 5 espionage accused in custody

March 22, 2021March 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Military Court in Sofia has remanded five out of the six accused of espionage for Russia in custody pending

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‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for 8 districts in Bulgaria

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for eight districts in northern Bulgaria because of expected

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 12 000-mark

March 22, 2021March 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s death toll among patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 has passed the 12 000-mark, with the national information

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Hospitals in Sofia ‘facing collapse’

March 21, 2021March 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

If the pressure on hospitals in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia does not subside within days, admitting patients will become impossible,

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Bulgaria’s major ski resorts to stay open as heightened anti-epidemic measures take effect

March 21, 2021March 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s three major ski resorts – Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo – are to remain open even after the country’s heightened

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