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Bulgaria’s Pazardzhik, Veliko Turnovo districts step up anti-epidemic measures

February 2, 2022February 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 district operational headquarters in Pazardzhik has ordered stepped-up anti-epidemic measures, in effect from February 2 to 18, because

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 87 deaths, 11 143 new cases

February 2, 2022February 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-seven 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 

Bulgaria holds 12th annual commemoration of victims of communism

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria held its 12th annual commemoration of victims of communism on February 1, with wreath-laying ceremonies and messages from leaders

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 17.6% for February 2022

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator said on February 1 that it approved a decrease in gas prices in the country by 17.6

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Bulgaria 

Nightclub in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv fined for defying 10pm closing rule

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

Checks on compliance in Plovdiv with anti-epidemic rules have been stepped up in recent days, with a nightclub fined after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues Code Orange weather warning over heavy snow in five districts

February 1, 2022February 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

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

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Bird flu outbreak in Haskovo district, African Swine Fever in Blagoevgrad district

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) said on February 1 that it had confirmed an outbreak of Avian Influenza in

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2021 was 4.9% – Eurostat

February 1, 2022February 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2021 was 4.9 per cent, down from five per cent in November 2021 and 5.6

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s January road death toll was 33

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Thirty-three people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in January 2022, according to provisional figures released by the Interior Ministry.

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