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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 25 deaths, 4863 new cases

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 25 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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Bulgaria’s 2022 elections: Poll sees six, possibly seven groups in Parliament

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

With just less than a month to go to Bulgaria’s October 2 2022 early parliamentary elections, the results of a

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Bulgaria’s October 2022 parliamentary elections: Factfile

September 1, 2022October 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2022

Bulgaria goes to the polls on October 2 2022 in early parliamentary elections, the fourth time in two years that

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry wants extension of hotel scheme for Ukrainians

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, tourism, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry is insisting on the extension of the measure whereby the state subsidises the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast thunderstorms

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for five districts for September 2 because of forecast

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Covid-19: Bulgaria extends anti-epidemic measures to September 7

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev has issued an order extending until September 7 the anti-epidemic measures against Covid-19. The

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Covid-19: In past month, 223 deaths in Bulgaria

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 223 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past month, bringing

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first eight months of 2022 is 339

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 339 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first eight months of 2022, according to

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Bulgaria opens new consulates in Scotland, Germany, France

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government agreed on August 31 to open a consulate in Edinburgh, a government media statement said. The consulate

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