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Covid-19: Distance learning for all 6th to 12th grade pupils in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

November 10, 2020November 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All sixth to 12th grade pupils in Bulgaria’s municipality of Plovdiv go over to distance learning from November 11 to

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Bulgaria’s incarceration rate fell in June – September 2020, CoE study on Covid-19 impact shows

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s incarceration rate decreased between June and September 2020, one of only two European countries where this happened, according to

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Bulgaria’s October 2020 death toll 1551 higher y/y

November 10, 2020November 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 11 077 people died in Bulgaria in October 2020, 1551 more than in October 2019, according to

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Covid-19 crisis: Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue in September down 47.1% y/y

November 10, 2020November 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The total revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in September 2020 was 88.1 million leva, about 47.1

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Record 106 deaths, active cases rise to 51 922

November 10, 2020November 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 106 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, the

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Waiting for November 12 – or earlier

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

On October 27, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced new anti-epidemic restrictions that were to go into effect on two days later

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As Kristallnacht anniversary marked, alarm raised about neo-Nazi site in Bulgaria

November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Even as Bulgarian Jews commemorated the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht, a harbinger event of the Holocaust, it emerged that a

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Covid-19: Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association calls for uniform time for curfew of restaurants

November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) has called on the government to decree a uniform time for the curfew

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Bulgaria’s retail trade in online orders up 53.9% y/y in September

November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis, retail turnover in Bulgaria in sales via the internet in September 2020 was

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