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Day: July 19, 2012

Europe News 

Germany approves Spanish bank bailout

July 19, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The German parliament has approved the eurozone’s $122 billion bailout for the struggling Spanish banking system. Lawmakers in Germany, the

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Europe News Sport 

Strikes to disrupt Olympics transit

July 19, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

British border officials have announced they will conduct a 24-hour strike the day before the London Olympics begin, threatening to

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Bulgaria World 

Netanyahu blames Hezbollah, Iran for Bulgaria bombing

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Robert Berger of VOANews

Israel is mourning after a suicide bomber in Bulgaria killed five Israelis in an attack on a tourist bus Wednesday.

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Bulgaria News World 

United Nations Security Council unanimously condemns terrorist attack in Bulgaria

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Members of the United Nations Security Council have unanimously condemned the terrorist attack on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in

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News World 

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 VOANews

Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have imposed non-military sanctions on Syria in

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Bulgaria News World 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry released footage of the alleged suicide bomber

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry released CCTV footage of the alleged suicide bomber who launched a terrorist attack against a tourist bus

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Business Europe 

Drop in suspected fraud against EU funds

July 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Fraud affecting the EU budget fell by 35 per cent in 2011, according to the European Commission’s annual report on

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Bulgaria News World 

Security around Israeli tourists at Sunny Beach tightened, some tourists cancel bookings for Bulgaria

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Additional security measures to protect Israeli tourists coming to Bulgaria are being considered, including special bus guards, going by statements

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Bulgaria News World 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev to hold a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security on July 26

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The July 18 terrorist attack on Israeli tourists at Bourgas Airport has been added to the agenda of the Consultative

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