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A person casts his vote as election officials run an election mobile polling station dressed in protective clothing, for sick people to cast their vote, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for a new parliament after months of anti-government protests and amid a surge of coronavirus infections.(AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Exit polls point to first place for Bulgarian leader's party

By Veselin Toshkov Apr. 04, 2021 12:06 AM EDT

People enjoy the sunny weather, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. After months of nationwide anti-government protests over corruption, stalled reforms and a stagnating economy in the EU's poorest member state, Bulgarians are gearing up for a parliamentary election overshadowed by a deadly pandemic. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Virus pandemic overshadows Bulgarian parliamentary election

By Veselin Toshkov Apr. 02, 2021 04:37 AM EDT

A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 to a patient inside the convention center known as "La Nuvola", The Cloud, in Rome, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The visually extraordinary complex designed by famed architect Massimiliano Fuksas has been transformed into a temporary vaccination center. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Germany, others stick with AstraZeneca vaccine as some pause

By Frank Jordans Mar. 12, 2021 06:04 AM EST

Relatives bury Isaac Nolasco who died of reasons not believed related to COVID-19, in a section of the municipal cemetery Valle de Chalco amid the new coronavirus pandemic, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Mexican families traditionally flock to local cemeteries to honor their dead relatives as part of the "Dia de los Muertos," or Day of the Dead celebrations, but according to authorities, the cemeteries will be closed this year to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
The Latest: Mexico health officials acknowledge higher toll

By The Associated Press Oct. 25, 2020 01:08 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a meeting with the medical staff of the Rene Dubos hospital center, in Pontoise, outside Paris, Friday Oct. 23, 2020. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, saying "the second wave is here." The curfew imposed in eight regions of France last week, including Paris and its suburbs, is being extended to 38 more regions and Polynesia, (Photo by Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
The Latest: Naples protesters, police clash over lockdown

By The Associated Press Oct. 23, 2020 03:55 AM EDT

Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes talks during a news conference following a meeting of the National Security Council amid the coronavirus outbreak in Brussels, Monday, July 27, 2020. Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes unveiled Monday a new set of drastic social distancing measures aimed at avoiding a new general lockdown amid a surge of COVID-19 infections. (Francois Lenoir, Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Kentucky closes bars amid spike in coronavirus

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2020 02:37 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, is greeted by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, July 17, 2020. Leaders from 27 European Union nations meet face-to-face on Friday for the first time since February, despite the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic, to assess an overall budget and recovery package spread over seven years estimated at some 1.75 trillion to 1.85 trillion euros. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP)
Elbows? Masks? Presents? Let this divisive EU summit begin!

By Raf Casert Jul. 17, 2020 09:08 AM EDT

Bulgaria expects to finish Russian gas pipeline on time

Jun. 01, 2020 10:28 AM EDT
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria says it aims to build on time its stretch of a pipeline that will bring Russian gas to Europe, despite unforeseen delays due to...

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