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Bulgaria arrests group led by former Military Intelligence officer for spying for Russia

March 19, 2021March 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgarian prosecutors and the State Agency for National Security have taken into custody members of a group, led by a

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: GPs association makes vaccination recommendations

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s association of general practitioner doctors has made a number of recommendations aimed at improving the mass vaccination drive, saying

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FDI in Bulgaria in January 2021 was 32.7M euro

March 19, 2021March 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 32.7 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgarian Health Minister’s March 22 anti-epidemic measures: Details

March 19, 2021April 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

These are the details of the order issued on the night of March 18 by Bulgarian Health Minister Kostadin Angelov

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 102 more deaths, patients in hospital exceed 8000-mark

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

A total of 102 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

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Bulgaria: 10-day tougher measures from March 22, including closing restaurants

March 18, 2021March 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Against a background of sharply rising Covid-19 figures in Bulgaria, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov announced that as of March 22,

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European Medicines Agency: AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 ‘safe and effective’

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

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on March 18 that a special investigation had established that the AstraZeneca vaccine against

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Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association: Shutting hotel restaurants is against the law

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

Ordering the closure of restaurants in hotels is against the Tourism Act, the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) said

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Mutafchiyski: Incidence of Covid-19 in Bulgaria rose 94% on two-week basis

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

The incidence of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased 94 per cent on a two-week basis, national operational headquarters chief Major-General

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