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Russia expels 10 Bulgarian diplomats

April 18, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia has declared a number of Bulgarian diplomats persona non grata, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on April 18,

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: Disapproval ratings of Bulgaria’s government, PM double

April 18, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

The disapproval ratings of Bulgaria’s coalition government and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov have more than doubled since February, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 17 yellow zones, 11 green zones

April 18, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Over the weekend, the number of districts in Bulgaria classified as green zones – meaning a morbidity of less than

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Three deaths registered this past weekend

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered this past weekend, one on

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Bulgaria 

Ninety Covid-19 deaths in Bulgaria in past week

April 17, 2022April 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgarian Parliament fails to elect central bank governor

April 15, 2022April 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly did not approve on April 15 the nomination of Lyubomir Karimanski, head of the parliamentary budget committee,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital changes from Covid red zone to yellow zone

April 15, 2022April 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has been reclassified from a Covid-19 red zone to a yellow zone, according to the April

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 8 deaths, 550 new cases

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eight people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes amendments disbanding specialised courts

April 14, 2022April 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s MPs passed at second reading on April 14 a bill of amendments to the Judiciary Act disbanding two specialised

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