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Bulgaria signs 984M leva contract for two new naval vessels

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry signed on November 12 a contract worth 984 million leva (about 503 million euro) including value-added tax

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2020 down 7.7% y/y

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria in January – September 2020 was 40 069.2 million leva,

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 more deaths, 58 699 active cases

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Covid-19: Distance learning periods for schools in several parts of Bulgaria extended

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Pupils at high schools in several parts of Bulgaria, including its five largest cities, will continue distance learning for varying

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister says no shortage of medicines to treat Covid-19 patients

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

At national level, Bulgaria does not have a shortage of any of the medications used to treat Covid-19 patients, Health

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister meets pharma representatives over medicines shortages

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov was holding talks with representatives of the pharmaceutical sector to find a solution to the

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Remembrance Day ceremony held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

November 11, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A Remembrance Day ceremony was held at the Commonwealth war graves section of Sofia Central Cemetery on November 11 2020.

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 80 more deaths, active cases rise to 55 716

November 11, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

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Annals of Bulgaria’s divisive dates: November 10

November 10, 2020November 12, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

There are a number of divisive dates in Bulgaria’s history. November 10 and September 9 are prominent among them. The

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