Tag: #Bulgaria
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Bulgaria Extends Virus Measures Until End of January
Bulgaria has extended virus measures until the end of January.
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Bulgaria Reports Record Daily COVID19 Cases Third Day in a Row
Bulgaria has reported record daily COVID19 cases for the third day in a row.
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Rescue operation for Bulgaria’s communist-era ‘flying saucer’
Buzludzha, Bulgarie, Oct 2 (AFP/APP):Nestled in Bulgaria’s central Balkan Mountains, an international team of art experts and architects is hard at work trying to preserve one of the country’s most striking monuments, a communist-era “flying saucer” perched on a hillside. The monument on Buzludzha Peak was dedicated to the glory of communism but since the…
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Turkey crucial in anti-ISIS/Daesh fight
ANKARA, Dec 12 (AA/APP):Nobody can substitute Turkey in the fight against ISIS/Daesh, said the Bulgarian prime minister on Thursday. “Geo-strategically, Turkey is located between two continents, fighting against ISIS in the most unstable region of Syria,” said Boyko Borissov in a joint news conference with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels.Stoltenberg said Turkey is important…
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Bulgarian imam jailed for Islamic State support
Sofia, Dec 11 (AFP/APP): A Bulgarian imam was jailed for eight and a half years on Tuesday for spreading the ideas of the Islamic State group and propagating hatred and war on religious grounds. The regional court in the southern city of Pazardzhik also handed down lesser sentences to 13 followers of imam Ahmed Moussa…
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Pakistan, Bulgaria hold 4th round of bilateral political consultation
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP): Pakistan and Bulgaria during the 4th round of Bilateral Political Consultation held here Tuesday agreed to enhance further cooperation in all areas of mutual interest. Additional Secretary (Europe) Dr Aman Rashid and Ambassador Christo Stefanov Polendakov, Director General Bilateral Relations of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs led their respective delegations. According…
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Iron Curtain to green haven: A mountain village transformed
Gabrene, Bulgaria, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): Where 30 years ago barbed wire guarded the Bulgarian border, tourists now hike in a nature park filled with rare flora and fauna, part of a surprising legacy of the Iron Curtain which once ran across this region. Sweet chestnut forests and meadows cover the northern slopes of the Belasitsa…
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Macron comments on ‘clandestine’ workers provoke anger in Bulgaria
Sofia, Nov 3 (AFP/APP): Bulgaria on Saturday said it would summon France’s ambassador to Sofia on Monday over “insulting” comments about immigration by French President Emmanuel Macron sparked outrage. Ambassador Florence Robine would be asked for an explanation of the remarks in which Macron spoke of “clandestine networks of Bulgarians and Ukrainians”, Ivan Dimov, an…
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39 bodies found near London in truck container: UK police
London, Oct 23 (AFP/APP): British police said 39 bodies were found near London Wednesday in the container of a truck thought to have come from Bulgaria. Essex Police said the people were all pronounced dead at the scene in an industrial park in Grays, east of London. Early indications suggest the victims are 38 adults…