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Bulgarian railways commissions street artist to decorate locomotive

August 13, 2019August 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ inaugurated on August 13 a locomotive redecorated at its request by street artist Stanislav “Nasimo” Trifonov.

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Bulgaria 

Another ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad

August 12, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for the south-western district of Blagoevgrad because of forecast

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry transfers $1.2BN to US for eight F-16s

August 12, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence has transferred to the US the entire amount of $ 1.2 billion under international government procurement

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Bulgaria 

ASF: Compulsory culling of pigs begins in southern Bulgaria

August 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

After the passing of the deadline for owners of domestic pigs in southern Bulgaria to kill them as a measure

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Bulgarian traffic police begin week-long operation against speeding

August 12, 2019August 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian traffic police began on August 12 a week-long operation against speeding, the Interior Ministry said. The operation, continuing to

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Bulgaria 

‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad

August 11, 2019August 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for the south-western district of Blagoevgrad because of forecast

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Bulgaria 

Clear skies, but bright moon, for peak of 2019’s Perseids over Bulgaria

August 11, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The annual Perseids meteor shower will peak in Bulgaria’s night skies on August 12 and 23 2019, and the good

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Bulgarian police shut down ‘retro’ photo stall over Nazi uniforms

August 10, 2019August 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, tourism

Police in the Bulgarian Black Sea summer resort town of Sozopol have shut down a “retro” photo booth that had

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African Swine Fever: 80 000 pigs culled at two farms in Bulgaria’s Rousse

August 10, 2019August 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The culling and burial of close to 80 000 pigs at two industrial pig farms in Bulgaria’s Rousse district where

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