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Bulgaria: Controversy over guarding of Dogan’s seaside mansion deepens

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The melodrama currently preoccupying Bulgaria’s politicians took new turns on July 10 as it emerged that the National Security Service

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Yet another new record as cases jump by 330

July 10, 2020July 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria registered yet another new record in the increase in new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, by 330, according to

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Covid-19: Bulgaria closes indoor discos, nightclubs, restricts group celebrations to 30 people

July 9, 2020July 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Facing a sharp rise in the number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus, Bulgaria’s government decided to bring back a

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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv announces new measures against spread of Covid-19

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Additional measures against the spread of new coronavirus are coming into force in the city and district of Plovdiv, regional

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Covid-19: No queue at Kulata-Promachonas as Greece steps up testing – updated

July 9, 2020July 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry denied on July 9 reports in Bulgarian media earlier in the day that all holidaymakers crossing the

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Mathematics professor: Potentially, about 50 000 people in Bulgaria infected with new coronavirus

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

Potentially, there are about 50 000 people in Bulgaria infected with new coronavirus, mathematics Professor Nikolai Vitanov said in a

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Prosecutors arrest two Bulgarian presidential aides

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Prosecutors have arrested two aides to President Roumen Radev, it was announced on July 9. One is Iliya Milushev, presidential

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Record 240 new cases, five more deaths

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

Yet another new record was set on July 9 as the national information system reported 240 newly-confirmed cases in the

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Covid-19: As cases in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv rise, mayor says will limit mass events

July 8, 2020July 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Limitations will be imposed on mass public events in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, the municipality confirmed to local media on

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