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Bulgarian officials take new seawater samples in area of Black Sea oil spill shipwreck

August 23, 2018August 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Officials from the regional inspectorate of environment and water in Bourgas took new samples of seawater on August 23 in

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Bulgarian President again slams government over jet fighter acquisition process

August 23, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has again hit out at Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government over the handling of the jet

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Bulgaria 

Strong winds, choppy waters delay start of Bulgaria’s operation to drain oil spill shipwreck

August 23, 2018August 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Strong winds and turbulent waters have delayed the start of an operation to drain heavy fuel oil from the shipwreck

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Bulgaria 

Works from Boyan Radev’s collection of Bulgarian paintings on exhibition at National Gallery

August 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Ninety-one paintings from the collection of Boyan Radev, owner of one of the largest private collections of art in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Ministry budgets 82M leva to overhaul Russian-made Su-25 fighter-bombers

August 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry is again set to spend millions of leva on overhauling ageing Soviet-made military aircraft, offering a tender

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Clay pot with hundreds of silver and gold coins found at Bulgaria’s Kaliakra Fortress

August 22, 2018August 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An archaeological team working at the site of the Kaliakra Fortress on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast have found a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria budgets 2.4M leva to drain tanks of oil spill shipwreck off Sozopol

August 22, 2018August 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski said on August 22 that an operation to drain heavy fuel oil from the Mopang

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Bulgaria 

Series of events in Bulgaria to commemorate victims of totalitarian regimes of 20th Century

August 22, 2018August 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A series of initiatives being held from August 23 to September 9 2018 in Bulgaria will honour the memory of

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Bulgaria 

Probe begins into Bulgarian Air Force helicopter accident that cut power to town

August 22, 2018August 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A second inspection was to take place on August 22 at the site where a Bulgarian Air Force Cougar helicopter

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