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‘Code Orange’ weather warning for eight districts in Bulgaria on August 3

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for eight districts for August 3 because of forecast

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Red’ dangerous weather alert for nine districts in Bulgaria on August 2

August 1, 2021August 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities have issued the highest “Code Red” dangerous weather warning, in effect because of forecast high temperatures, for nine

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first 7 months of 2021 is 262

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 262 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first seven months of 2021, according to

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past month, 152 deaths

August 1, 2021August 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 152 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the month of July, going

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 20 deaths, 1005 more active cases

August 1, 2021August 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the country’s death toll

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Dangerous weather warning for most of Bulgaria on August 1

July 31, 2021August 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for 20 districts for August 1 because of forecast

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Bulgaria H1 2021 Budget surplus at 118.2M leva

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first half of 2021 was 118.2 million leva,

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 3 deaths, 346 new cases

July 31, 2021August 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of three people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered on July 30, bringing the

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Bulgaria’s candidate PM from Trifonov’s party lists priorities

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Slavi Trifonov

Plamen Nikolov, announced on July 30 as the Prime Minister-designate from Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party, listed the party’s “five first

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