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Bulgaria’s caretaker Health Minister pensions off NCIPD head Kantardzhiev

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Staff of Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) protested outside the Health Ministry on June 7 after

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Bulgaria receiving more than 447 000 doses of Covid-19 jabs over 7 days

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 184 860 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on June 7, following a

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US sanctions: Bulgaria’s caretaker PM slams domestic security services

June 7, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

It is extremely worrying and humiliating to receive information from outside about the existence of serious corrupt practices, against which

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Greece, Spain ease rules for Bulgarians

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian citizens may also present an EU Digital Covid Certificate to enter Greece, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said. The

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Bulgaria’s July elections: Trifonov says he will not be a candidate

June 7, 2021June 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Slavi Trifonov

Cable television presenter Slavi Trifonov, whose ITN party is vying for first place in Bulgaria’s July 11 parliamentary elections, said

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, fewer than 1% tests positive

June 7, 2021June 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Of 5601 tests for Covid-19 done in Bulgaria on Sunday, 47 – about 0.83 per cent – proved positive, according

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Bulgaria issues EU certificates of recovery from Covid-19

June 6, 2021June 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has begun issuing EU-format certificates of recovery from Covid-19, Informatsionno Obsluzhvane, Bulgaria’s state-owned IT company, said. Bulgaria’s Health Ministry

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James Pardew, former US ambassador to Bulgaria, dead at 77

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

James Pardew, who was United States ambassador to Bulgaria from 2002 to 2005, has died at the age of 77.

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 156 deaths, 4660 fewer active cases

June 6, 2021June 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 156 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, the

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