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President Radev’s talks with Bulgarian parties fail to provide Cabinet clarity

April 19, 2021April 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev held consultations on April 19 with six political parties and coalitions represented in the 45th National

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Bulgaria announces decisions on use of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

April 19, 2021April 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s national vaccination headquarters decided on April 19 that the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 will not be administered to women

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv is Bulgaria’s most-preferred destination for internal migration

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Of the close to 200 000 people in Bulgaria who changed address within the country in 2020, more than 21

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is 15 195

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 57 deaths registered in the past 24 hours, Bulgaria’s death toll linked to Covid-19 is 15 195, according to

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Borissov orders national Covid-19 response HQ to resume operations

April 18, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Three days after Bulgaria’s government announced that the national response staff against Covid-19 was being disbanded, outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister

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Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv opens to public on April 19

April 18, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis, site of a Christian church estimated to date from the fourth century and which boasts

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 787 deaths, 5793 fewer active cases

April 18, 2021April 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 787 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgarian Socialist Party backs Radev for second term as President

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev

The Bulgarian Socialist Party’s national council voted on April 17 to endorse Roumen Radev for a second term as the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 15 000-mark

April 17, 2021April 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 121 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, which

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