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Rescue of Bulgarian Jews from deportation to Holocaust death camps commemorated

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Ceremonies were held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and elsewhere in the country on March 10 commemorating the 1943 rescue

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister tests positive for Covid-19

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ekaterina Zaharieva, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister and one of its deputy prime ministers, has tested positive for Covid-19, she said in

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Turnover in online retail sales in Bulgaria in January 2021 up 23.5% y/y

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

Against the background of the Covid-19 crisis, turnover in retail sales via in the internet in Bulgaria in January 2021

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As Covid-19 cases rise, various districts in Bulgaria take new measures

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

A number of districts in Bulgaria are taking further measures in the face of the rising number of cases of

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 138 deaths, 20.4% of tests positive

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

A total of 138 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 in Bulgaria died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Cabinet will not hesitate to reimpose restrictions, PM says

March 9, 2021March 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on March 9 that his government will not hesitate to tighten restrictions if necessary,

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Number of Covid-19 ‘red zone’ districts in Bulgaria rises to 24

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

Twenty-four out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning a rate of 200 or higher infected

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Bulgaria reports 4.2% economic decline in 2020

March 9, 2021March 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy shrank by 4.2 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 150 deaths, 5501 doses of vaccine

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

A total of 150 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past

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