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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 69 deaths, 1256 new cases registered

November 8, 2021November 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 69 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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New Ryanair and Wizz Air flights out of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv for the ski season

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Lance Nelson tourism

Taking a Ryanair flight out and back to Plovdiv made me realise how much more of a relaxing experience it

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Controversy as Bulgaria prepares for Covid testing to send young children back to school

November 7, 2021November 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria is preparing to return children in the first to fourth grades back to in-person learning, on the basis of

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Bulgaria: Candidate MP allegedly involved in fake Covid certificate scheme

November 7, 2021November 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, new coronavirus, Valeri Simeonov

One of those involved in a scheme selling fake Covid certificates, exposed by a television report, is a candidate in

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Poll: Slight positive change in attitudes in Bulgaria towards Covid-19 vaccination

November 7, 2021November 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Against the background of the record spread of the fourth wave of Covid-19 in Bulgaria, there has been a slight

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Bulgaria’s 2021 presidential elections: Radev set for second-round victory – Exacta

November 7, 2021November 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s incumbent President Roumen Radev is set for a second-round victory in the country’s November 2021 presidential elections if current

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s November 2021 elections: Exacta poll sees six-group Parliament

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

With a week to go to Bulgaria’s November 14 2021 early parliamentary elections, the results of a poll by the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 25 000-mark, as country marks highest Covid death toll in a week in 2021

November 7, 2021November 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Covid-19 death toll in Bulgaria has passed the 25 000-mark, with 25 005 Covid-19 deaths recorded, according to the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 185 deaths, 4734 new cases

November 6, 2021November 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 185 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

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