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Archaeology: Street repair in Sofia uncovers late Ottoman wall

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Ahead of a scheduled official briefing by Sofia’s deputy mayor and an archaeologist, some media had reported the finding of

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Bulgaria 

World Bank Group opens new office for shared services in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

July 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, World Bank

The World Bank Group opened on July 18 a new office to host shared services in Sofia, Bulgaria to provide

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Bulgaria 

Court orders Sofia city hall to wash streets to reduce air pollution

July 8, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia City Court ruled on July 8 to require Sofia city hall to wash streets more frequently in order to

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Bulgaria 

US Army Europe Band to hold free concert in Sofia to celebrate Independence Day

June 28, 2019June 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The US embassy in Sofia is bringing the United States Army Europe Band to Sofia to celebrate America’s Independence Day

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors file lawsuit against former Sofia deputy mayor

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on June 21 that it formally filed the lawsuit against former Sofia deputy mayor for transport

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Bulgaria 

Lightning kills man in Sofia, second such incident in two days

June 18, 2019June 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A 47-year-old man died in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on the evening of June 17 after being struck by lightning,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia one of eight sites picked to host European world-class supercomputers

June 7, 2019June 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, EuroHPC, has selected eight sites for supercomputing centres located in eight different EU countries to

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient tomb found near Sofia’s Alexander Nevsky cathedral

May 26, 2019May 29, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

An ancient burial chamber, of bricks and masonry and estimated to date from the third to fourth century CE, has

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Bulgaria 

Mayor: Number of foreign tourists visiting Sofia up 82% in past 10 years

April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

The number of foreign tourists visiting Sofia has increased by 82 per cent in the past 10 years, mayor Yordanka

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