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Day: January 9, 2013

News World 

Milky Way contains billions of Earth-sized planets, studies find

January 9, 2013 VOANews

There are at least 17 billion Earth-sized worlds in our Milky Way galaxy, according to two new studies. Both groups of scientists

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Belene dominates live TV debate ahead of Bulgaria’s nuclear referendum that ‘isn’t’ about Belene

January 9, 2013June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Belene, energy

Belene, the nuclear power station that may not speak its name, was much mentioned in Bulgaria’s first live television debate

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Bulgaria News 

Children of dune: Controversy continues about Bulgarian seaside development

January 9, 2013January 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Fallout from the controversy about an attempt to develop a residential building complex by clearing a sand dune protected nature

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves renewable energy plan, offshore drilling tender

January 9, 2013April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In separate decisions on January 9, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a long-term renewable energy development plan, setting out targets for 2020

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Ombudsman approaches Constitutional Court on law stopping foreigners in debt from leaving country

January 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev has asked the Constitutional Court to overrule law that prevents foreigners from leaving the country if

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Bulgaria News Sport 

Fifa imposes one-match empty stadium sanction on Bulgaria for racist abuse

January 9, 2013January 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national football team will play its World Cup qualifying match, against Malta on March 22, in front of empty

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Bulgaria Business Europe News World 

40 per cent of Bulgarians would prefer to be their own boss, survey on self-employment says

January 9, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Forty per cent of Bulgarians polled in an international survey said that they would prefer to be their own bosses

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Europe News 

Ukrainian investigative journalist says he found listening device in his apartment

January 9, 2013January 9, 2013 Yuriy Onyshkiv of The Kyiv Post

Lviv investigative journalist Taras Zozulinsky said he discovered an electronic listening device in his apartment on Jan. 6. He thinks

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Cabinet to approve plan to remove abandoned cars for recycling

January 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

At its first meeting for 2013, Bulgaria’s Cabinet was set to approve a plan for abandoned cars to be removed

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