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Locomotive that pulled Hitrino disaster train derails at Bulgaria’s Plovdiv railway station

February 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv

A locomotive that pulled the train that exploded in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino in December 2016 derailed in Plovdiv

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Bulgaria 

Five new names added to bill of Hills of Rock 2019 in Plovdiv

February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Five new names have been added to the bill of Hills of Rock 2019, which will take place from June

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Bulgaria 

Two held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv over fake IDs for foreigners

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The economic crimes squad in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have taken two people into custody in connection with false residence

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Bulgaria 

Hiss free no more: Fugitive boa who went AWOL in mall in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv found

February 5, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A boa constrictor that gained national media attention by escaping from an exotic pet shop in a shopping mall in

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Bulgaria 

He didn’t want to be constricted: Boa escapes in shopping mall in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The search was on in a shopping mall in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv on February 5 after a boa constrictor

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Bulgaria 

Schools in Bulgaria’s Sofia, Plovdiv, Dobrich, Varna districts closed from January 22 because of flu epidemic

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Schools in Bulgaria’s districts of Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna and Dobrich will be closed from January 22 because of an influenza

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Bulgaria 

‘Europe in Drops of Poetry’ graffiti project in Plovdiv as part of European Capital of Culture 2019

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

For the first time in Europe, graffiti will be placed using revolutionary technology in Plovdiv, as part of the programme

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Bulgaria 

YouTube blocks video of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019 opening

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The video of the January 12 opening ceremony of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019 on YouTube has been

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors probe spending of funds on opening ceremony of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv has on its own initiative started an investigation into the spending of funds for

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