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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5180 active cases, 848 in hospital, 3 more deaths

August 9, 2020August 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by 35 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police say they will again remove anti-government protesters’ tent camps

August 8, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia said on August 8 that they would again remove the tent camps set up

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Bulgaria 

Clear night skies forecast for 2020 Perseids meteor shower peak over Bulgaria

August 8, 2020August 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

With a few days left to the peak of the 2020 Perseids meteor shower, the good news is that weather

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 5145 active cases, 857 in hospital, 7 more deaths

August 8, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 60 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Anti-government protests in Bulgaria: Key intersection in Sofia blocked again

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Traffic at the intersection of Eagle Bridge (Orlov Most) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia was blocked again on the night

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Covid-19: Germany says arrivals from three districts in Bulgaria subject to new rules

August 7, 2020August 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

People arriving in Germany from three districts in Bulgaria will be subject to new rules as of August 8, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Medical Association: Covid-19 danger has not passed, stick to the measures

August 7, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Medical Association issued an appeal to the public on August 7, warning that the Covid-19 epidemic in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters vow to re-erect tent camps

August 7, 2020August 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

One of the groups of organisers of the protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government and the Prosecutor-General

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria recovers slightly

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A poll done by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) every three months showed that in July, consumer confidence in Bulgaria

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