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Day: July 20, 2012

Bulgaria News 

Facebook was among the main sources of information on the Forestry Act protests

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The social network Facebook was among the main sources of information on the recent protests against the amendments to Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria News 

Opposition parties criticise Bulgarian Government’s ‘failings’ over Bourgas terrorist bomb attack

July 20, 2012July 21, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

In the wake of the July 18 suicide bombing attack on Israeli tourists at BourgasAirport, which left seven people dead and

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Bulgaria News World 

Investigation continues into identity of suicide bomber at Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport : Latest update

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Investigations are continuing into the identity of the suicide bomber whose July 18 terrorist attack on Israeli tourists at Bulgaria’s

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News Perspectives World 

Russia Watch: Why does the Kremlin defend the suspects in the Magnitsky case?

July 20, 2012July 21, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Many countries have mafias. I’ve reported on gangsters in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil. I’ve spent time mulling the human landscapes

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Europe News 

Blanka Tunnel threatens relics: Dig unearths problems with Prague city funding for archaeology

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 Filip Senk of The Prague Post

Archaeologists conducting research on the Blanka Tunnel construction site have made several important excavations, revealing new knowledge on Prague’s ancient

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Bulgaria News 

Socialists, Dogan’s party table motion of no confidence in Borissov Cabinet over CVM report

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Seventy-four members of Parliament, mostly from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party and Ahmed Dogan’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, have

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Leisure 

Film review: The Amazing Spider-man

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

You may think we’ve seen it all before. In fact, we’ve seen it all before quite recently, having just gone

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Bulgaria News World 

Interpol deploying team to assist Bulgarian investigation into suicide terrorist bomb attack on Israeli tour bus

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Interpol is to deploy an Incident Response Team (IRT) to Bulgaria to assist national authorities in their investigation into the

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Europe News World 

UN Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus until early 2013

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The United Nations Security Council agreed on July 19 2012 to extend the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus until January31

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