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Covid-19: Malta scraps PCR test requirement for arrivals from Bulgaria

September 5, 2020September 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of September 5, Malta no longer requires people arriving from Bulgaria to present a negative PCR test done up

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 7 new deaths, 4243 active cases, 763 in hospital

September 5, 2020September 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, the national information

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Bulgaria 

EXPO ARTCO19, open-air art exhibition, opens in Bulgaria’s capital on September 26

September 5, 2020September 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

EXPO ARTCO19, described by the organisers as the largest and first of its kind open-air art exhibition in Bulgaria, will

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy shrinks by 10% in Q2 2020

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy declined by 10 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, according to preliminary data announced by the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Belgium drops north-eastern Bulgaria from ‘red zone’ list

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Belgium has moved north-eastern Bulgaria – the districts of Varna, Dobrich, Shoumen, Turgovishte – from its list of “red zones”

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Bulgaria 

Good weather forecast for Bulgaria’s Unification Day long weekend

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Warm weather and mainly clear skies are forecast for most of the country during Bulgaria’s three-day Unification Day long weekend.

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 10 new deaths, 4182 active cases, 764 in hospital

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ten 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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European Cricket Series Bulgaria begins on September 7

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Cricket Series Bulgaria is being held from September 7 to 12 2020, the European Cricket Network (ECN) and

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Bulgaria 

Council of Europe: Bulgaria must investigate police violence against journalists

September 3, 2020September 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović said in a statement on September 3 that she was concerned

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