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Layers of destruction: Archaeology, Serdica and Sofia’s Largo

August 21, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sofia

The story of the rich archaeological heritage of Bulgaria is not only one of what has been found but also

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Bulgaria 

Floods in Bulgaria: One dead in Vratsa, emergency in Rhodope villages

August 1, 2014August 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

A 25-year-old man died in a Vratsa village as a result of floods as several hours of heavy rain deluged

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian road carriers threaten Friday blockade of Sofia exits

July 30, 2014July 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s National Association of Road Carriers says it will blockade road exits from Sofia on the afternoon of August 1,

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Leisure 

What’s On: annual ‘Sofia Breathes’ festival in August

July 22, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The fifth consecutive annual Sofia Breathes festival is being held in five streets in the Bulgarian capital city on the

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Bulgaria 

Costs mount from Bulgaria’s June floods, Sofia July hailstorm

July 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Varna, Varna floods, Veliko Turnovo

Sofia municipality has put in a claim for a million leva (about 500 000 euro) for cleaning critical infrastructure after

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Bulgaria 

Sofia ranks 172nd out of 211 in list of most expensive cities for expatriates

July 10, 2014July 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia ranked 172nd in a list of 211 cities in the Mercer 2014 Cost of Living Survey.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia counts cost of property damage after hailstorm bombardment

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The damage caused by the severe hailstorm that struck Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is expected to run into many millions of

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Bulgaria 

Insurance companies in Sofia extend hours for claims after severe hailstorm

July 9, 2014July 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Insurance companies in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia temporarily extended their working hours and timeframes for accepting claims after the severe

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Bulgaria 

Falling tree kills passerby as violent hailstorm strikes Bulgarian capital Sofia

July 8, 2014July 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A 70-year-old man died in Borissova Gradina when a tree fell during a violent hailstorm that lashed the Bulgarian capital city

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