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Sofia Metro line 3 extension to Gorna Banya goes into service

April 24, 2021April 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia metro underground transit system’s extension to Gorna Banya borough went into service on April 24, adding four new stations

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Sofia Metro restores full service on line 3 after repairs

March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Train service to Hadji Dimitar station on the third line of Sofia Metro underground rapid transit system in Bulgaria’s capital

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Bulgaria 

Repairs on rising rails result in reduced Sofia Metro line 3 service

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Train service on the third line of Sofia Metro underground rapid transit system in Bulgaria’s capital city was cut short

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Bulgaria 

Sofia to expand ‘green zone’ paid parking in January 2021

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall decided on November 12 to expand the “green zone” paid parking area in the Bulgarian capital city

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s capital bans unaccompanied under-18s from malls

November 6, 2020November 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is introducing two new measures as of November 7 to contain the spread of Covid-19, mayor

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s capital Sofia orders night clubs closed for two weeks

October 24, 2020October 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is ordering night clubs to close for two weeks with effect from October 25, mayor Yordanka

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Bulgaria 

Poll: 78% in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia see it as good place to live

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Seventy-eight per cent of people in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia see it as a good place to live for people in

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Metro line 3 opens after repeated delays

August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The third line of the Sofia metro underground rapid transit system went into service on August 26 with eight stations,

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 8000-year-old skeletons found at Slatina site in Bulgarian capital Sofia

July 28, 2020August 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

A Bulgarian team of archaeologists has found four Early Neolithic tombs estimated to date back 8000 years at the Slatina

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