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Month: July 2012

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Another travel firm files for insolvency

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

Travel agent Blue Rays Thursday filed for insolvency, the latest in a string of Polish travel firms to run into

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Business Europe Leisure News 

New fee adds to comfort: Wizz Air

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 The Budapest Times

Travellers with Wizz Air can expect another fee as the airline prepares to trial run a cabin baggage fee on

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Europe News 

Czech teens top list of underage drinkers

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post

Ask why they are drinking alcohol, and you get a range of answers. “It’s fun and an opportunity to make

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Business News World 

Facebook loses money despite 30% increase in revenue

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 VOANews

Facebook, the world’s most popular social network website, says it lost money during the second quarter of the year, despite

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News Sport World 

London readies for Olympic Games opening

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 VOANews

London is welcoming around 10,000 athletes, hundreds of thousands of visitors and a worldwide television audience for the formal opening

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Leisure 

Movie review: The Dark Knight Rises

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Who could have guessed all this action franchise needed to rise from its own ashes was Anne Hathaway in a

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Europe News Perspectives World 

Russia Watch: Linguistic future — Ukrainians who do not speak Russian?

July 27, 2012June 2, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia, Ukraine

It’s a sunny summer evening here in Lviv, the café and cobblestones capital of Western Ukraine. But a steady stream

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria prepares new currency exchange offices regulations

July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Many a foreign tourist, especially at Bulgaria’s seaside resorts, has complained about being ripped off at currency exchange offices. To

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Europe News Sport 

Greek Olympian disqualified after racist tweet

July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 VOANews

A member of the Greek Olympic team has been expelled from the Olympic games for a posting a racist comment

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