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Covid-19: Serbia drops PCR test requirement for foreigners transiting country

August 21, 2020August 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Serbia

As of August 20, foreign citizens transiting through Serbia may enter the country without the need to have a negative

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Bulgaria 

3.9 Richter scale earthquake shakes Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora

August 21, 2020August 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake initially registered as 3.9 on the Richter scale shook the Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora at 1pm on

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Bulgaria 

New figures show Covid-19 impact on Bulgarian tourism in Q2 2020

August 21, 2020August 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Against the background of Bulgaria’s State of Emergency and subsequent epidemic declaration because of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4343 active cases, 766 in hospital, five more deaths

August 21, 2020August 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria is continuing the trend of recent days of decreasing, falling by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian anti-government protesters block anti-corruption commission HQ

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The morning of August 20, the 43rd consecutive day of protests demanding the resignation of Bulgaria’s government and Prosecutor-General, saw

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expects 40% downturn in tourists this winter

August 20, 2020August 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The number of tourists coming to Bulgaria for the 2020/21 winter season is forecast to be about 40 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Malta requires PCR tests for arrivals from Bulgaria

August 20, 2020August 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

As of August 21, people arriving in Malta from Bulgaria, Romania, and from Barcelona, Gerona and Madrid in Spain, must

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 4362 active cases, 752 in hospital, 8 new deaths

August 20, 2020August 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has fallen by 89 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian and US military in joint exercise Thracian Summer 2020

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

About 750 military personnel from the Bulgarian army and the US Air Force in Europe have been participating in the

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