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Deaths in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2019 and 2020: A comparison

August 14, 2020August 16, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer new coronavirus

For much of the first six months of 2020, it was striking that the number of deaths in Bulgaria was

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Bulgaria welcomes Israel – UAE peace deal

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria has welcomed the establishment of a full and formal peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which includes

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Numbers of active cases and patients in hospital drop, two more deaths

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 248 in the past 24 hours to a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Israel abolishes quarantine for citizens arriving from Bulgaria

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus

According to the Bulgarian embassy in Israel, the Israeli authorities have abolished the requirement for 14-day quarantine for citizens arriving

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Covid-19 crisis: Most hotels in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach to shut ahead of schedule

August 13, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Most hotels in Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea resort, Sunny Beach, will shut by September 10, according to a report by

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Special sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament to hear PM fails over lack of quorum

August 13, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

A special sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly that had been scheduled for August 13 to hear Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases fall below 5000-mark, 11 new deaths, 834 in hospital

August 13, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has decreased by 165 in the past 24 hours to a

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Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv makes mask-wearing compulsory at open-air football matches, concerts

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

The Plovdiv regional crisis staff against new coronavirus has decided to make wearing protective masks compulsory at open-air events such

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Bulgaria’s anti-government protests: Tent camps remain, obstruction on motorway

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The 35th day of protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government and the Prosecutor-General saw three tent camps

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