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Storms forecast: Code Orange hazardous weather warning for Western Bulgaria on May 30

May 29, 2014June 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s weather office has issued a “Code Orange” hazardous weather warning for western and parts of southern Bulgaria for May

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Sofia mayor orders districts to be ready to cope with expected thunderstorm, torrential rain

May 29, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova told the city’s district mayors to be ready to deal with the consequences of the torrential

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Sofia Science Festival 2014 drew thousands of visitors

May 11, 2014May 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Science Festival

The Sofia Science Festival, held in the Bulgarian capital city from May 8 to 11 2014, drew thousands of visitors,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s military rehearses for army day flypasts over Sofia

April 29, 2014May 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The whirr of helicopter blades and roaring of jets over Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are no cause for alarm –

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church rejects proposed partial ownership of Alexander Nevsky cathedral

April 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Sofia

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, has rejected a government proposal to award the church ownership of

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What’s On: Ben Ritter photography at Vivacom Art Hall

April 25, 2014April 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition of New York photographer Ben Ritter’s work – from celebrities to New York passers-by – can be seen

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Building of metro railway line to Sofia Airport on track – mayor

April 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Construction of the metro railway line to Sofia Airport is on schedule and the section from Tsarigradsko Chaussée to the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test siren system in 11 cities on April 1 2014

March 31, 2014April 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

The early warning siren system will be tested in Sofia and 10 other cities on April 1 2014 at 1pm,

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Bulgaria 

Sofia to begin repairs on Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard on March 27

March 24, 2014March 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall has announced the traffic restrictions that will go into force on March 27 as a result of

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