Severe situation in northern Bulgaria because of snow, strong winds
Strong winds in northern Bulgaria, causing blizzards and snow drifts, hampered traffic in northern Bulgaria on January 18, with many
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Head of Bulgaria’s Antarctic expedition evacuated after falling ill
The head of Bulgaria’s 24th Antarctic expedition, Professor Hristo Pimpirev, was evacuated from the Bulgarian base after falling ill, Bulgarian
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Heavy snow, rain leave more than 450 000 in Bulgaria without electricity, cause road closures
Snowfall measuring up to a reported 40cm in northern Bulgaria and heavy rainfall cut off electricity to more than 450
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Heavy snow in Bulgaria causes hazardous weather warnings, traffic restrictions, powercuts in villages
Heavy snowfall in Bulgaria on January 17 led to code red and code orange hazardous weather warning in many parts
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Bulgaria former court chief gets suspended sentence in eavesdropping trial
Vladimira Yaneva, the former head of Sofia City Court, was handed a one-year suspended sentence, with a three-year probation period,
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‘Code orange’ snow warning for Bulgaria
A code “orange” hazardous weather warning has been issued for eight districts in western and northern Bulgaria on January 16
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20M leva needed to repair Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia
Twenty million leva (about 10.2 million euro) is needed for urgent repairs to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s landmark St Alexander
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Minority party threatens to back out of Bulgarian coalition government unless Bokova named UNSG candidate
Georgi Purvanov, leader of minority socialist breakaway party ABC, has threatened to withdraw from his party’s deal to support Bulgaria’s
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Bulgarian PM drops in on top judiciary body meeting after receiving SMS
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov interrupted the weekly meeting of the Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) on January 14, ostensibly to
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