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Bulgaria Constitutional Court rules against parliamentary limits on executive branch

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on September 28 that the country’s National Assembly could not impose limits on the powers of

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

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-two out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria 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, 149 deaths, 2536 new cases registered

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 149 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

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Health Ministry aide: More than 99% of Bulgaria’s Covid-19 dead were unvaccinated

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Between March 1 and September 24 this year, 99.23 per cent of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Delta variant found in all 457 sequenced samples – NCIPD

September 27, 2021September 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said that it has completed the sequencing of 457 samples taken

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Eurostat: More than 90% of high school pupils in Bulgaria studying English

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

English is the most commonly-studied foreign language among high school pupils in Bulgaria, according to statistics published by European Union

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Bulgaria’s 2021 census: NSI opens 20 support centres

September 27, 2021September 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has opened 20 support centres where officials are assisting people to participate in Bulgaria’s 2021

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 40 deaths, 496 new cases registered

September 27, 2021September 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 40 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on Sunday, bringing the country’s

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 464 deaths, 10 637 new cases

September 26, 2021September 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 464 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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