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World Jewish Congress president: ‘Speeches are not enough to stop antisemitism’

January 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder told Deutsche Welle in a January 27 interview marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Speeches

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International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance ministers adopt 2020 Declaration

January 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Cabinet ministers from member countries of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Bulgaria among them, adopted on January 19 the

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World Health Organisation: Measles cases nearly doubled in a year

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A projected near-doubling of measles infections has been identified amid rising severe and protracted outbreaks all over the planet, in

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IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns of growing risks

January 21, 2019January 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

In the latest update to its World Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its global growth forecast

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Crunch time for the climate at the COP24 global warming conference

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Deutsche Welle

There’s a lot at stake at the UN climate conference in Poland. Delegates will be scrambling to save the 2015

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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry concerned by violence in Gaza, condemns attacks on Israeli territory

November 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on November 13 that it was seriously concerned by the dangerous spread of violence in

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EU, Bulgarian Jews join in condemnation of massacre at Pittsburgh synagogue

October 27, 2018October 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The October 27 attack in Pittsburgh shows the magnitude of a wave of antisemitism and racism that is spreading in

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Wiesenthal Centre: ‘Roger Waters’ boycott campaign against 2019 Eurovision in Israel violates EBU mission statement’

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

In a letter to European Broadcasting Union (EBU) President, Jean-Paul Philippot, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr.

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Tel Aviv chosen to host 2018 Eurovision song contest

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

Tel Aviv has been selected as the Host City for the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in 2019, the European Broadcasting

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