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Bokova ‘profoundly regrets’ US decision to withdraw from Unesco

October 12, 2017October 13, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova

The Bulgarian outgoing head of Unesco said on October 12 that she wished to “express profound regret” at the decision

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2017 Perseid meteor shower to peak on August 12

August 9, 2017August 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

Skywatchers in Bulgaria will be able to enjoy one of the summer night sky’s most spectacular annual displays as the

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Russia pulls out of Eurovision 2017 song contest in Kyiv after entrant barred by Ukraine over Crimea wrangle

April 13, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Russia, Ukraine

Russia has pulled out of 2017 Eurovision in Kyiv after Ukraine refused to allow Russian contestant Julia Samoylova to travel

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Bulgaria ‘accepts’ US air strike on Syrian airport as part of efforts to stop use of chemical weapons – Foreign Ministry

April 8, 2017April 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Syria

Bulgaria accepts the air strike by US forces on a Syrian Air Force airport as part of efforts to address

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European Parliament calls for reimposing EU visa requirements for US citizens

March 2, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Parliament has voted to call on the European Commission to reintroduce visa requirements for United States citizens because

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Astronomers discover new Earths in our celestial neighbourhood

February 22, 2017March 9, 2017 VOANews final frontier

An international team of astronomers, using an array of ground and space telescopes, has discovered an astonishing seven Earth-sized planets

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Bulgaria’s new President Radev congratulates Trump on inauguration

January 25, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Three days after his own inauguration as Bulgaria’s new President, head of state Roumen Radev congratulated Donald Trump on his

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EU foreign ministers, NATO backers refute Trump talk

January 16, 2017March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle

The EU’s top diplomat has shrugged off US President-elect Donald Trump’s opinions on further breakaways from the bloc. Germany’s foreign

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Bulgaria’s Plevneliev among European leaders urging Trump against ‘grand bargain’ with Putin’s Russia

January 11, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Russia

Bulgaria’s outgoing head of state, President Rossen Plevneliev, is among 17 European leaders who are signatories to a letter to

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