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Covid-19: Bulgaria eases mask-wearing rule

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev issued an order on August 9 easing the rules about mandatory wearing of protective

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Bulgaria 

Protests over Russia’s bid to extradite national from Bulgaria

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarians, Russians and Ukrainians have held a series of protests against an application by Russia for the extradition from Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issued 11 784 first residence permits in 2021 – Eurostat

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria issued 11 784 first residence permits in 2021, according to figures published on August 9 by European Union statistics

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry to ‘unblock’ billion leva arms exports

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry will “unblock” weapons exports worth a billion leva (about 500 000 euro), caretaker minister Nikola Stoyanov told

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Bulgaria 

Multinational Thracian Viper 2022 air force exercise begins in Bulgaria

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The multinational Thracian Viper 2022 air force exercise began in Bulgaria on August 8 and will continue until August 19,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 55 deaths, 10 398 new cases

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 55 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, according

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Bulgaria 

2022 Perseids meteor shower peaks over Bulgaria August 12 – 13

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2022 Perseids meteor shower will peak between August 12 and 13, but will have competition from the moon, which

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy destroys mines found in two places on coast

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Navy has destroyed, in a controlled explosion, a mine found off the central beach in Tsarevo and is

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Bulgaria 

Italians to arrive by mid-August to join Bulgaria-based Nato battle group

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Up to 750 Italian military personnel with 50 items of military equipment are expected to relocate to Bulgaria by mid-August,

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