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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 13 red zones, 14 yellow, one green

December 25, 2021December 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria that are Covid-19 red zones – meaning a morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 40 deaths, 1033 new cases registered

December 25, 2021December 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 40 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 14 red zones, 13 yellow, one green

December 24, 2021December 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria classified as Covid-19 red zones – meaning a morbidity rate of 250 to 499.9

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 77 deaths, 1966 new cases

December 24, 2021December 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-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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Festive Season: Bulgaria’s Health Ministry urges people not to gather in large groups

December 23, 2021December 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has issued a series of recommendations to the public for the Christmas – New Year holiday period,

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Bulgaria has paid more than 223 000 leva compensation this year for damage by bears

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Since the beginning of 2021, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Environment and Water has paid a record 223 000 leva (about 114

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Bulgaria 

David Clark: A Bulgarian Christmas ghost story

December 23, 2021December 28, 2021 David Clark

The September nights were drawing in, it was dark by six and the leaves were starting to fall. The grapes

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Bulgarian MPs approve 1.2B leva spending for pensions, energy assistance

December 23, 2021December 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on December 23 a Cabinet proposal to allocate 1.2 billion leva, or 613.6 million euro, for pensions

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Bulgaria moves against bid by mobile operators to raise fees

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Authorities in Bulgaria say that they are moving against the announcements by the country’s three mobile operators that they will

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