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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 11 deaths, 977 new cases

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 11 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Orthodox Easter 2023: ‘Holy Fire’ heads from Jerusalem to Bulgaria

April 15, 2023April 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Israel

In an annual ceremony revered by Orthodox Christians as a key part of Easter celebrations, the “Holy Fire” appeared in

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Bulgaria 

Searches in Bulgaria in international probe into fraudulent online investment platform

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Fifteen locations were searched in Bulgaria, Romania and Israel, including five illegal call centres, in a new coordinated action against

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: 59.9% of children in Bulgaria born outside marriage

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2021, a total of 59.9 per cent of the births in Bulgaria were outside marriage, according to figures posted

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria set for partly cloudy, rainy Orthodox Easter long weekend

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Most of Bulgaria’s Orthodox Easter long weekend from April 14 to 17 will see partly cloudy weather with light rain,

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Bulgaria 

Political limbo as Bulgarian Parliament’s standoff over election of Speaker continues

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The April 13 continuation of the first sitting of Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly lasted hardly a minute as the standoff

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly’s first sitting: Declarations and a stand-off over Speaker

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Ten days after being elected, Bulgaria’s 49th National Assembly held its first sitting on April 12, with a succession of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria denies report it held talks on donating MiG-29s to Ukraine

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

In a statement on April 10, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry rejected as untrue a CNN report, citing what the broadcaster described

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Bulgaria’s newly-elected 49th National Assembly to hold first sitting on April 12

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s newly-elected 49th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on April 12 at 10am, according to a notice on

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