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Bulgaria election body picks supplier for 1600 voting machines

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said late on October 14 that it picked private company Ciela Norma to deliver 1600

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Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 22 000-mark

October 14, 2021October 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 98 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, taking

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New anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria’s capital from October 14: What changes?

October 13, 2021October 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

Against a background of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia having become a Covid-19 dark red zone – meaning a morbidity rate

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Decision whether to propose new measures on October 15, Katsarov says

October 13, 2021October 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Whether new restrictive measures against the spread of Covid-19 in Bulgaria will be proposed nationwide will be announced on October

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Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration suspects stranded vessel may have been flooded deliberately

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration declined to deny on October 13 that it suspected that the engine room of the Vera Su,

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Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: 23 presidential candidates

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission has accepted the registrations of 23 candidates in the November 14 2021 presidential elections, it emerged

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Bulgaria issues dangerous weather warning for 11 districts over rain, snow forecasts

October 13, 2021October 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has issued the Code Orange of dangerous weather for October 14 for 11 districts, including four where snow and

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: 10% of places of accommodation shut down amid Covid-19 crisis

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

There was a 10 per cent decrease in places of accommodation with more than 10 beds between July 2020 and

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 93 deaths, 19.29% tests positive

October 13, 2021October 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-three 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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