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Four arrested over supply of anthrax-tainted meat in Bulgaria’s Varna

July 23, 2015July 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Varna

Four people have been taken into custody by police in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna in connection with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Health Ministry: Anthrax will not spread further

July 20, 2015July 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on July 20 that it had countered the spreading of anthrax infection, issuing the assurance two

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Black Sea Varna and Bourgas report drop in summer tourists

July 5, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

At the height of the summer tourism season at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, hoteliers in Varna say tourist numbers are

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police seize 15M leva fake branded goods at Black Sea resorts

July 5, 2015July 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna

Bulgarian police have seized merchanise and products worth about 15 million leva (about 7.65 million euro) illegally bearing famous-name trademarks

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Bulgaria 

30 naval vessels, 1700 military from Nato countries, join Bulgaria’s Breeze 2015 exercise in Black Sea

July 3, 2015July 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Varna

Thirty combat and support ships and about 1700 military personnel from Bulgaria, the United States, Turkey, Greece and Romania are

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria boosts police at Black Sea resorts ahead of peak summer season

July 3, 2015July 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff beaches, Bourgas, tourism, Varna

Bulgaria has seconded police from elsewhere in the country to Black Sea beach resorts including Sunny Beach and Golden Sands

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria caught 336 motorists driving drunk in just one week

June 19, 2015June 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Bulgarian traffic police caught 336 motorists drink-driving in just a week, as the country took part in an EU-wide operation

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bollywood star Ajay Devgan to feature in video to promote Bulgarian tourism

June 14, 2015June 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

Bollywood star actor, producer and director Ajay Devgan is to star in a video to promote Bulgarian tourism, to be

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgaria’s Albena to invest 130M leva in upgrading resort

June 14, 2015June 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

The Albena company is to invest more than 130 million leva (about 66.4 million euro) in upgrading the Bulgarian Black

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