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Day: July 5, 2012

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Ahead of Paris gathering of Friends of Syria, Bulgaria offers to host next meeting

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Representatives of more than 90 countries and of the Syrian opposition are to gather in Paris on July 6 2012

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian authorities say Vitosha blaze contained – again

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov became the latest public official on July 5 to declare that the forest fire on

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Bulgaria News 

More than half of Bulgarians see situation in country as ‘unbearable’ – poll

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

More than half of Bulgarians polled in a survey in May 2012 saw the situation in the country as “unbearable”

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian police seizes 12 tonnes of hashish

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police have seized 12 tonnes of hashish from a warehouse in the village of Mirovyane on the outskirts of

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People 

US embassy in Sofia celebrates Independence Day 2012

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

In celebration of US Independence Day, ambassador James Warlick and Mary Warlick hosted a well-attended event on July 3 2012

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Leisure 

EC releases mobile application for travellers

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

With the coming of the holiday season, the European Commission has released a mobile application for smartphones and tablets, which

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Europe Leisure News 

Thousands of tourists left abroad as Polish travel agency files for bankruptcy

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

The Polish authorities have scrambled to help over 4,500 bewildered and angry tourists on holiday in 10 different countries, including

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Europe Leisure News 

Hungarian wine goes online

July 5, 2012May 6, 2013 The Budapest Times

The government launched on Monday an official website that aims to promote Hungarian wine domestically and internationally. The site, bor.hu,

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Europe News 

Turkey locates pilots’ bodies

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Turkey says it has found the bodies of the two pilots whose jet was shot down by Syrian forces last

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