Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, death toll rose by 459, active cases by 17 491
The death toll in Bulgaria from Covid-19 in the past seven days was the highest in a single week so
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Maxim Minchev, long-time head of Bulgarian news agency BTA, dead at 67
Maxim Minchev, a highly-respected journalist and long-time director-general of Bulgarian state news agency BTA, has died at the age of
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Bulgaria’s MPs get salary hike, remain well above pay of top-earning IT specialists
Members of Bulgaria’s Parliament have received an increase in their basic salaries amounting to 500 leva (about 250 euro), bringing
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Death toll passes 2000-mark, active cases rise to 64 613
Eighty-five people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll
Read moreThe Sofia Globe and Patreon: An explanation
In the same way that the Covid-19 crisis has brought death, misery and economic devastation everywhere, it has hit The
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Covid-19: Outcry prompts Bulgaria to change rules for ‘green corridor’ shopping by elderly
The controversy that ensued from the Bulgarian Health Minister’s order limiting people aged 65 or older to going to supermarkets
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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s capital Sofia issues guidelines for those who test positive
The regional health inspectorate in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia published on November 13 the guidelines it was advising people to
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Bulgarian economy grew by 4.3% in Q3 2020 – flash estimate
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 4.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in
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Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission calls tender to buy 9600 voting machines
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced a tender to purchase 9600 voting machines. The decision, taken late on November
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