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Man in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv diagnosed with West Nile fever

September 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A man in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv has been diagnosed with West Nile fever, health authorities confirmed on September 3.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to celebrate fourth anniversary of winning European Capital of Culture title

September 2, 2018September 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A celebration organised by the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation and the municipality is to be held on September 5 to mark

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Bulgaria 

Former Turkish baths in Plovdiv, believed to date from 17th century, demolished

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The remains of a former Turkish bath in the Kurshiyaka area of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have been bulldozed. The

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Bulgaria 

Photographic exhibition ‘Sergei Borisov and the Soviet Artistic Underground’ opens in Plovdiv in October

August 27, 2018August 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An exhibition entitled “Sergei Borisov and the Soviet Artistic Underground” opens at Sklada in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv on October

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Bulgaria 

Site of major archaeological finds in Plovdiv faces being concreted over – report

August 24, 2018August 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A site of some of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv faces being obscured by concrete,

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv’s Tobacco Town fire, two years on: Court in the act

August 21, 2018August 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The year 2016 saw two disasters befall the Tobacco Town warehouses in the historic precinct of Plovdiv that once was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov pledges support for archaeologists at Mala Tepe site

August 19, 2018August 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Boiko Borissov, Plovdiv

Visiting the ancient Mala Tepe site in the Plovdiv district, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has pledged support for the

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Part of important Roman-era street, building façade found at Plovdiv site

August 13, 2018August 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Remnants of what was one of the most important streets in Philippopolis, the ancient name of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv,

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Bulgarian PM meets Greek business people at Plovdiv Economic Forum

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Plovdiv

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with Greek business executives at the two-day Plovdiv Economic Forum, which opened on

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