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Evacuation of crew from vessel stranded on Bulgaria’s coast begins

October 6, 2021October 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The evacuation of the nine-member crew from the Vera Su, the cargo vessel that has been stranded on Bulgaria’s northern

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: Democratic Bulgaria endorses Lozan Panov in presidential race

October 6, 2021October 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

The constituent parties of the Democratic Bulgaria coalition have endorsed the candidacy of Lozan Panov, head of the Supreme Cassation

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Antonio Sánchez, Brad Mehldau Trio to star at Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2021

October 6, 2021October 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The line-up for the Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2021, being held from October 29 to 31, includes Grammy award winners Antonio

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 104 deaths, 2866 new cases

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

The deaths of 104 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Jorge Levinson: Bayer seeks to bring latest innovative therapies to patients in Bulgaria

October 6, 2021May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Jorge Levinson, Country Commercial Lead Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova, started his career in the pharmaceutical industry in 2005

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Bulgaria’s 2021 census: With 5 days to go, about 75% of estimated population counted

October 5, 2021October 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

More than 5.1 million people, about 74.8 per cent of Bulgaria’s estimated population, have been counted in the country’s 2021

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Pernik becomes Bulgaria’s second Covid-19 dark red zone

October 5, 2021October 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Pernik has become the second in Bulgaria to cross the threshold to become a Covid-19 dark red

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Bulgaria 

EMA recommendations on extra doses and boosters of Comirnaty, Spikevax jabs against Covid-19

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said that it human medicines committee (CHMP) has concluded that an extra dose of

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NCIPD: 22 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones, one dark red

October 5, 2021October 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-two of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones, meaning a morbidity rate from 250 to 499.9 per

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