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Month: July 2012

Perspectives 

Is email at death’s door?

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 Ted Landphair of VOANews

A lot of Internet tech talkers are preparing a coffin for electronic mail. Some are even shoveling dirt on it.

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Bulgarian unemployment stays above EU average in June

July 31, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 12.4 per cent in June, the European Union’s statistics bureau Eurostat said on July 31, rising

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News World 

Fighting continues in Syria

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 VOANews

Syrian opposition activists have reported widespread clashes Tuesday, including continued fighting in the country’s largest city, Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian

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Sport 

China: Doping allegations against Olympic swimmer ‘biased’

July 31, 2012July 31, 2012 VOANews

A Chinese official has blasted what he says are “biased” doping allegations against one of his country’s young swimming stars

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia parking regulations updated

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia’s Centre for Urban Mobility has updated its map of paid parking areas in the central part of the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria News World 

Investigators get clearer picture of Bourgas terrorist bomber’s face

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Investigators probing the July 18 suicide bombing attack against a group of Israeli tourists at Sarafovo Airport in Bourgas have

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Bulgaria Business News 

No fines for Bulgarian fuel retailers after watchdog probe

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission on the Protection of Competition (CPC) said on July 30 that the local unit of Russian oil company

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Business Europe News 

Economic sentiment declines in EU, euro zone in July 2012

July 30, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased in July 2012 by 1.4 points in the European Union, to 89, and by

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Europe News 

Hungary: Angry backlash against Roma

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 Benedicte Williams of The Budapest Times

Hundreds of people attended the burial of Kata Bándy in Szekszárd on Monday as more gathered in Pécs, some to

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