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Bulgaria’s April elections: Hiccoughs with voting machines in some places

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission ordered the suspension of the use of voting machines in an electoral district in Veliko Turnovo

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 857 deaths, 67 920 doses of vaccines administered

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 857 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past week, bringing the

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Bulgaria 

Voting opens in Bulgaria’s April 4 parliamentary elections

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Polling stations opened on April 4 for Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections, with 6985 candidates – from a total of 22 political

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Bulgaria 

Medicines Agency: Bulgaria will get 3.2M RNA vaccines in next 3 months

April 3, 2021April 5, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Medicines Agency head Bogdan Kirilov said on April 3 that in the next three months, Bulgaria would receive more than

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‘Code Orange’ weather warning for 4 Bulgarian districts on April 4

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather for four districts for April 4 because of forecast

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 125 more deaths, 10 382 in hospital

April 3, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 125 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Hospital in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv offers 24/7 ‘green corridor’ for Covid-19 vaccinations

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Pulmed hospital in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv has a “green corridor” for Covid-19 vaccinations, open 24 hours a day, seven

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Bulgaria’s April elections: Alcohol bans in Plovdiv, other places

April 3, 2021April 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has banned the sale, serving and consumption of alcohol in public catering establishments and other public

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Bulgaria’s April elections: Exacta poll sees Borissov’s party strengthening lead over BSP

April 2, 2021April 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

A poll by the Exacta Research Group, the results of which were released on the final day of election campaigning

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