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Diver finds 2750-year-old gold coin in Bulgaria

September 9, 2014September 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

A diver has found what is believed to be the oldest gold coin ever discovered in Bulgaria, Bulgarian news agency

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s elections: Borissov’s GERB 36.2%, BSP 22.5% – poll

September 9, 2014September 14, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014

The start of the campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on October 5 sees Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB with

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Bulgaria 

More than 400 polling stations abroad in Bulgaria’s October elections

September 9, 2014September 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

There are 414 polling stations abroad for Bulgaria’s October 5 early parliamentary elections and the number is likely to increase,

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Bulgaria 

Sofia metro railway extension to airport on schedule – official

September 9, 2014September 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Construction work on the extension of the Sofia metro railway to the city’s international airport was progressing on schedule, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s security, child protection agencies investigating ‘illegal’ Muslim schools

September 9, 2014September 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

The State Agency for National Security and the office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, have started

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 9th century Baths found at Bulgaria’s Pliska

September 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists working at the site of Pliska, once the capital of the First Bulgarian Kingdom, have uncovered a luxurious royal

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Bulgaria 

New British ambassador to Bulgaria to take office in May 2015

September 8, 2014September 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Emma Hopkins will succeed Jonathan Allen as UK ambassador to Bulgaria in May 2015, the British government has announced. Hopkins

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Bulgaria 

‘Stability’ the buzzword as Bulgaria’s parliamentary election campaign gets underway

September 8, 2014September 14, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014, Lyutvi Mestan, Mihail Mikov, Rossen Plevneliev

After many months of torrid political dramas in Bulgaria, the theme of stability has emerged as a talking point among

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to see latest Super Moon of 2014 on September 9

September 8, 2014September 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The cosmic spectacle of a Super Moon is coming around again to Bulgarian night skies on September 9, the third

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