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Wine and Gourmet Festival in Plovdiv this weekend

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, wine

This year’s Wine and Gourmet Festival in Plovdiv’s Old Town is being held on May 14 and 15. The official

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Bulgaria 

WHO: Two million confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in the European Region

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A grim milestone has passed as reported confirmed Covid-19 deaths from countries in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European Region

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria asks US for help guarding its air space

May 12, 2022May 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

In Washington DC earlier this week, Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov held talks with the Pentagon on the possibility of US

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Bulgaria 

Refugee agency: Bulgaria top in EU in number of Ukrainians who have temporary protection

May 12, 2022May 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria ranks first among European Union countries in the number of Ukrainians fleeing the war who have been granted temporary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – March up 34% y/y

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in January to March 2022 was more than 20.9 billion leva,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron variant found in all 87 samples – NCIPD

May 11, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on May 11 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

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Number of Ukrainians registered for temporary protection in Bulgaria passes 100 000-mark

May 11, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, a total of 101 613 Ukrainians have registered for temporary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 37 000-mark

May 11, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 13 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 registered in the past day, the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria eliminated in 2022 Eurovision Song Contest semi-final

May 11, 2022May 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Bulgarian rock group Intelligent Music Project and their number Intention were eliminated in the first semi-final of the 2022 Eurovision

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