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Study: 2009 Swine flu deaths much higher than first reported

June 26, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

A new study says the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic killed more than 284,000 people — 15 times the official

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia’s stray dog problem: All talk and no action

June 25, 2012June 25, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

The deepening problem of Sofia’s street dogs and the lack of any evident effort to tackle it efficiently, sparked a

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian church row over return of the Archons

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Orthodox Church

A petition, public protest and open division among the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have followed the church’s new rules legitimising the

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Democratic Egypt has our support, Bulgarian FM Mladenov says

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov

The choice of Mohammed Mursi – the first civilian president in the history of Egypt – is a sign of

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Bulgaria Business News 

First part of 2012 has seen increased investments in Bulgaria – Economy Minister

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Dobrev

The first four months of 2012 have seen close to seven times more investments in Bulgaria than in the same

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Bulgarian food safety inspectors start ‘intensive’ checks at Black Sea resorts

June 25, 2012June 25, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Food Safety Agency teams of inspectors have started “intensive” check-ups at the country’s Black Sea coast resorts, agency head

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Bulgaria News 

Search continues for Plovdiv’s ‘banitsa bandit’ after theft of 1.5M leva

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgarian police are continuing the hunt for Georgi Enev, the armoured car driver who allegedly stole 1.5 million leva after

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June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The Sofia Globe, the newest Bulgaria-based English-language news, features and analysis website, is starting a daily e-mail bulletin. The daily

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Tudo Brasil Festival 2012 in Sofia

June 25, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A Tudo Brasil Festival is being held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia from June 27 to July 1 2012. The

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