A serious rise in mortality in Bulgaria during the coronavirus crisis is seen in data released today by the National Statistical Institute. 30,071 people died in the past three months of the year. This is 17.4% more than the same period a year earlier.
In all districts of the country with the exception of Smolyan district there has been a rise in the absolute number of deaths in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The number of deaths marked the biggest rise in Veliko Tarnovo, Targovishte and Razgrad.
Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev was honored as European Journalist of the Year at the official ceremony of the PRIX EUROPA festival in Berlin. Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev named European Journalist of the..
From 13 October until 28 November, the Bulgarian Red Cross will hand out products, purchased by the Social Assistance Agency, to vulnerable citizens, the press centre of the organization has announced. The initiative is part of the “Food and basic..
An amateur marathon under the motto "Let's Outrun Dementia" will be held at 9 am in Sofia's South Park on October 11 . The initiative is by the civil association "Alzheimer Bulgaria" and aims to encourage active living as a prevention against..
Matan Angrest, who holds Bulgarian and Israeli citizenship, was among the twenty hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip , the Israeli Ministry of..
Education Minister Krasimir Valchev is set to propose a public debate on banning social media for children under 15, reports BNR correspondent Nezabravka..
An initiative committee led by the historian Georgi Markov, has proposed that a monument to Khan Asparuh, the founder of the Bulgarian state, be erected..
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