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Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria's vaccination rate is the lowest in the EU Only 26.4% are fully vaccinated. 10/12/2021
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Now playing Next musica Sonya Yoncheva explores her creative prowess with 'Gala in Sofia' Sonya Yoncheva, the Bulgarian star soprano, explores a new role and is now organising concerts herself. Accompanied by Plácido Domingo, she puts her mastery of music and stage to the test in "Gala in Sofia" with the awe-inspiring Alexander Nevsky Cathedral as a backdrop. 09/09/2021
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Now playing Next World Nearly 600 tonnes of rubbish and debris removed from Bulgarian river A giant mass of rubbish that clogged a dam has finally been cleaned up in Bulgaria. Nearly 600 tonnes of garbage and debris were removed from the Iskar river near the capital Sofia. 26/01/2021
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Now playing Next Bulgaria 'Absolutely abhorrent': Far-right march to honour pro-Nazi general Around 2,000 of them strode through the Bulgarian capital for the annual Lukov March. 17/02/2019
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