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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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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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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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Large aqua park opens in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 27

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The aqua park in Vuzhrazhdane Park in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia opens on July 27, a statement by the municipality

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Bulgaria’s capital city mops up after huge storm floods underpasses, causes power cuts

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A massive thunderstorm struck Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on the night of July 6, flooding underpasses and metro underground railway

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Traffic redirected until September due to Sofia Ring Road repairs

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency will halt all traffic on the Sofia Ring Road section between Mladost and Goroublyane boroughs in

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Bulgaria’s PM: Sofia metro third line will open by end of August

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia metro underground railway third line will “certainly” open by the end of August, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Sofia metro line 3 opening delayed again to July-August 2020

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

The opening of the third line of the Sofia metro underground rapid transit system has been pushed back once again,

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Mayor of Bulgaria’s capital city says checks on physical distancing being stepped up

April 11, 2020April 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is stepping up checks on compliance with physical distancing measures against the spread of Covid-19, mayor

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