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Month: July 2012

Europe News 

Prosecution opens case against Bosnian wartime commander Mladić

July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 VOANews

United Nations prosecutors will open their case against Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladić on Monday, with their first witness

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Bulgaria People 

AmCham Bulgaria’s Independence Day Community Party 2012

July 9, 2012July 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria held its traditional Independence Day Community Party at the American College of Sofia

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Bulgaria Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s ‘Archon’ controversy: The power and the story

July 9, 2012July 7, 2012 Momchil Metodiev

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, decided on June 20 2012 to introduce the “honorary title of

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Business Leisure News World 

No more hidden fees: Airlines forced to be upfront with pricing

July 9, 2012July 7, 2012 The Budapest Times

Airlines across Europe have been forced to change their booking systems to make “hidden fees” more obvious to customers during

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Leisure 

Wine Olympics: Sampling an unlikely variety of English wines

July 9, 2012May 6, 2013 John and Helena Baker for The Prague Post

With the eyes of the world on this year’s Olympics in London, it might be timely to cast an eye

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Leisure 

Film review: Ice Age: Continental Drift

July 9, 2012July 7, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The sloth, the mammoth and the saber are back, and though they have moved beyond the ice age that gave

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian lottery jackpot payout creates five new millionaires

July 8, 2012July 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The jackpot in Bulgaria’s six of 49 game in the state lottery fell on July 8 2012, after having built

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News World 

Russian flood toll hits 150; Putin orders investigation

July 8, 2012July 8, 2012 VOANews

The death toll rose to at least 150 on Sunday from severe flooding in southern Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Europe News 

Romanian parliament suspends president, impeachment referendum to follow

July 6, 2012July 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Romania’s bicameral parliament voted late on July 6 to suspend the country’s president, Traian Basescu, with 256 votes in favour

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