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4.5 Richter scale earthquake shakes Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

May 1, 2020May 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An earthquake measured as 4.5 on the Richter scale by the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre shook Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Crisis fund to support independent artists in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

The Plovdiv 2019 Foundation and Plovdiv municipality’s culture department have set up a crisis fund to support independent artists in

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Bulgaria 

Stepping out for a cigarette costs man in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv 5000 leva

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Smoking a cigarette on the banks of the Maritsa River has cost a man a fine of 5000 leva (about

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv expands measures against spread of Covid-19

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Stricter measures decided on by the Plovdiv municipal crisis staff against Covid-19 took effect in the city on March 30.

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Bulgaria 

Foreign medical student in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv held after spreading fake Covid-19 claim

March 16, 2020March 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

A foreign student, reported to be a UK citizen, has been arrested for spreading a false allegation that more than

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: International Fair Plovdiv postpones spring exhibitions

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

International Fair Plovdiv has postponed its spring exhibitions that were to have been held between March 25 and 29, citing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv extends closing of schools because of Type B flu

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The “flu vacation” in the district of Plovdiv has been extended by two days, with school pupils now due to

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Bulgaria 

Balkans’ biggest agribusiness event, Agra 2020, opens in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Agra 2020, the International Agricultural Exhibition that has established itself as the biggest economic event for agribusiness in South Eastern

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Bulgaria 

Number of stray cats in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv soaring – report

February 16, 2020February 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A German NGO estimates that there are now 50 000 stray cats in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, a number eight

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