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Bulgaria’s PM: Sofia metro third line will open by end of August

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia metro underground railway third line will “certainly” open by the end of August, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Active cases again rise above 1000-mark

June 7, 2020July 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Just a day after dropping below the 1000 mark for the first time since late April, the number of active

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Bulgaria 

George Floyd: Anti-racism protest held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

June 6, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia became one of many around the world on June 6 to see a protest against racism,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak, ninth since 2020 began

June 6, 2020June 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency says that it has identified a new outbreak of type A bird flu, at a

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 980 active cases, death toll 160

June 6, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Bulgaria has dropped below the 1000 mark, according to data posted by

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Bulgaria 

Hiccough in Bulgaria’s system for reporting Covid-19 cases

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

Top Bulgarian health officials have offered an explanation for discrepancies in the national information system for reporting Covid-19 cases. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court rules to uphold Sofia Airport concessionaire pick

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) said on June 5 that it has upheld the competition regulator’s ruling that confirmed the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria imposes 14-day quarantine on people arriving from N Macedonia

June 5, 2020June 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has imposed a 14-day mandatory quarantine requirement on people arriving from the Republic of North

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Bulgaria 

First group of Bulgarian Air Force pilots leaves for F-16 training in US

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

A group of four Bulgarian Air Force pilots, to be the first from the country to leave for the United

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