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Sofia police planning tight security ahead of Liverpool – Ludogorets match

November 25, 2014November 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in the Bulgarian capital Sofia will be closely monitoring football fans in the city for the Liverpool – Ludogorets

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German Christmas market in Sofia

November 23, 2014November 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A traditional German Christmas market has opened in Sofia near the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in the City Garden. The

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Open-air exhibition of photos of Sofia street dogs and cats by Dutch expatriate

November 19, 2014November 21, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Animal protection organisation Four Paws has opened an exhibition of photos of Sofia’s stray dogs and cats by Dutch photographer Marcel

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian traffic cop filmed taking bribe becomes national anti-hero

November 19, 2014November 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Footage viewed tens of thousands of times online of a Bulgarian traffic policeman accepting a cash bribe has propelled him

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Bulgaria 

102 arrests in Sofia, 87 schools checked, in operation against illegal drug possession and distribution

November 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A total of 102 people were arrested and 87 schools checked in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia in a joint operation

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Bulgaria 

What’s On: 20th annual International Women’s Club charity bazaar on December 7

November 11, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The 20th annual traditional International Women’s Club Sofia charity bazaar is to be held on December 7 2014 from 10.30am

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Bulgaria 

Woman self-immolates outside Bulgarian President’s building

November 3, 2014November 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A woman was admitted to Sofia’s Pirogov emergency hospital on November 3 with severe burns after setting herself on fire

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Bulgaria 

Drunken youths assault couple in racist attack in Bulgarian capital

November 3, 2014November 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A group of drunken youths attacked a Bulgarian and her Ghanaian boyfriend while they were at a bus stop in

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Bulgaria 

Sofia court acquits two in case of redecorating monument at Bulgarian Socialist Party HQ

October 31, 2014November 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Sofia

The Sofia District Court on October 31 acquitted two people who had been charged with hooliganism in connection with the

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