Yule hear from us later

Blue Candles Photo Jean Scheijen

The Sofia Globe is taking a Festive Season break from December 22 until the morning of December 27 2012. Our normal service, with news and features uploaded on our site regularly and transmitted in our daily bulletin, will resume next Thursday and until then coverage will be limited to news of the most urgent importance. We thank our ever-growing number …

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Third of arrests at Bulgarian border in 2012 were of Syrians

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Just more than a third of the people arrested at the Bulgarian border from the beginning of January 1 2012 …

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Bulgaria’s winter weather crisis: Situation eases in time for holiday exodus

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Major national roads in Bulgaria reopened by the early afternoon of December 21 2012, after closures caused by large snowdrifts …

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Film review: Life of Pi

Life Of Pi

Life of Pi is a meditation on storytelling and its importance in our lives, but not in the way you …

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Weather crisis in eastern Bulgaria complicates Festive Season exodus

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Bulgarian authorities urged people to behave sensibly when attempting to travel on December 21, as continuing difficult weather conditions were …

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Euro zone crisis and US fiscal cliff risk dominate sovereign outlook, Fitch Ratings says

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Weaknesses in the major advanced economies – dominated by the continuing euro zone crisis and the looming threat of the …

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IMF releases preliminary conclusions after assessment of EU financial sector

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The European Union is facing great challenges, with continuing banking and sovereign debt crises in some parts of the Union, …

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