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The overall incidence in the country continues to rise.

For the last seven days it is 19% higher than the previous week, and for the capital Sofia the percentage is 39.

The incidence for the country is 325 per 100 thousand population compared to 294 yesterday.

A total of 12 districts have a record daily incidence for the last 14 days.

19% increase in the incidence of COVID in the country, 39% in Sofia

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3616 are new cases of coronavirus

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The District Prosecutor's Office in Varna is conducting pre-trial proceedings in connection with the death of a member of the crew of a ship flying the Maltese flag.

The vessel is on a raid at the Port of Varna.

According to the information gathered so far, the entire crew of the ship was infected with a coronavirus infection.

The cook died that night.

A crew of a Bulgarian ship is infected with COVID-19, a man on board has died

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"We have made an average image of the victim of a pirate - this is usually a man, between 30 and 45-50 years.

"We rarely have injured women, they seem to be busier during this time," said the doctor.

The victims of pirates are usually men aged 30 to 45-50

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The tragedy shook Lyaskovets.

A man shot his ex-wife and killed herself with a homemade house in the town. 

The drama takes place around 20:00, when the 51-year-old woman went to return the dog to the man with whom she lived on a family basis after their separation.

The two quarreled and the angry man grabbed a homemade firearm and fired.

He shot his ex in the abdomen, then shot himself. 

The medics found that the shot had damaged the spleen, pancreas and one kidney, lost a lot of blood and had an initial wound in the back.

The patient was placed in life-threatening intensive care unit.

Her 53-year-old ex-partner died on the spot.

The police are investigating the case, pre-trial proceedings have been instituted.

Tragedy of the holidays: A man shot his ex and committed suicide

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The 66-year-old man was found at 10.30 pm on Diana Street in the regional town in his Volkswagen Vento car while trying to set himself on fire.

A 66-year-old man beat his wife and grandson with a metal pipe

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A woman died in an accident on the road Lovech - Troyan, in the area of ​​the village of Leshnitsa, which happened this morning around 8.00 am, the regional directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Lovech announced.

According to initial information from the police, while driving a Toyota pickup, the 44-year-old driver from Lovech lost control of the vehicle and crashed.

The woman traveling to the driver died on the spot.

A woman died in an accident in Lovech

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Armenia has announced that it will lift the embargo on Turkish goods from January 1st, and Turkey has announced that representatives of the two countries will hold talks early in the new year to smooth relations, BNR reported.

The meeting will be hosted by Moscow. 

Yerevan imposed an embargo on Turkish goods after Ankara backed Azerbaijan during the 6-day war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in 2020.

Earlier this month, Turkey and Armenia appointed special envoys to work to normalize relations.

Turkish and Armenian companies have also applied for permission to charter flights between Yerevan and Istanbul.

Armenia lifts embargo on Turkish goods on January 1st

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Strange decision…

Putin signed a law repealing the annual roadworthiness test

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Turtles are increasingly vulnerable in today's living conditions.

They are often injured or killed by human activity.

This was stated for BTA by Iva Lalovska from the Geo Chelonia Foundation.

She and her husband Ivo have built the only Center for Rehabilitation and Breeding of Land Turtles in Bulgaria, which is located in the Nessebar village of Banya.

There they take care of the injured animals, protect them during the winter and help return them to nature.

An expert warned: Turtles are increasingly vulnerable to human activity

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