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German Christmas Market 2018 opens in Sofia on November 23

November 19, 2018November 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A traditional German Christmas market is to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia for the eighth consecutive year, opening

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia sees first snow of winter 2018

November 18, 2018November 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The first snow of the winter 2018 season descended on Bulgarian capital city Sofia on November 18. In the centre

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Bulgaria 

Sofia court releases from custody man accused of spraying anti-Le Pen message on Soviet Army Monument

November 18, 2018November 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia District Court has released from custody a 22-year-old man charged with hooliganism for allegedly spray-painting on the Soviet

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria on November 18: Rain, snow and protests

November 17, 2018November 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Motorists in Bulgaria could face some difficulties on November 18, with protests possibly obstructing central Sofia and some other roads

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police arrest 22-year-old for anti-Le Pen graffiti on Soviet Army Monument

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in Bulgarian capital Sofia took a 22-year-old man into 72-hour custody after he sprayed graffiti on the Soviet Army

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Bulgaria 

80th anniversary of Kristallnacht commemorated in Sofia with open lesson on tolerance

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

The 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the pogrom unleashed on Jews by Nazi Germany ahead of the Holocaust, was commemorated in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Ministry: Second World War bomb found in central Sofia has been destroyed

October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Second World War 220kg bomb found at a site in central Sofia where the third metro line is being

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2018 Sofia Independent Film Festival opens on October 26

October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The ninth Sofia Independent Film Festival opens on October 26 and continues until November 3 2018, the organisers said. The

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Bulgaria 

Traffic halted, buildings evacuated in part of Bulgarian capital after Second World War bomb found

October 24, 2018October 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Buildings were evacuated and traffic restrictions imposed after a 220kg aerial bomb, said to date from the Second World War,

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