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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 52 deaths, 1629 new cases

September 10, 2021September 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Fifty-two 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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Bulgaria: Row in Parliament over anniversary of communist coup

September 9, 2021September 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

In what has become an annual ritual, there was a row in Bulgaria’s National Assembly over the September 9 anniversary

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 65 deaths, 1956 new cases

September 9, 2021September 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Sixty-five 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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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Restaurateurs in large-scale national protest against measures

September 8, 2021September 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thousands of restaurant owners and staff thronged in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on September 8 in a protest against the

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Bulgaria’s President: ‘Two-in-one’ elections possible

September 8, 2021September 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Holding the presidential and the next early parliamentary elections on the same day is possible, but only if there is

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Education Ministry announces rules for schools

September 8, 2021September 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Pupils up to and including grade four need not wear protective masks during class, Bulgaria’s Education Ministry said on September

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 121 deaths, 2005 new cases registered

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

The deaths of 121 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours,

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Bulgaria awaits date for this year’s third parliamentary elections

September 7, 2021September 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

At a brief ceremony on September 7, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova handed back to President Roumen Radev the

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Hacking attack on website as Bulgaria’s 2021 census gets underway

September 7, 2021September 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

A hacking attack disrupted the website of Bulgaria’s 2021 census as the online phase of the process began on September

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