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Day: August 7, 2012

Business 

Investors in Bulgaria’s BTC, creditors reach restructuring agreement

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Creditors of Bulgaria’s former state fixed-line monopoly Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) and a group of prospective investors in the company

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria to tighten controls on wheat exports

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities will step up checks at ports and border checkpoints to cut down on undeclared exports of wheat, the

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Bulgaria News 

New driving regulations go into effect in Bulgaria

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

New driving regulations mandating drivers to have daylights on at all times went into effect in Bulgaria on August 7,

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News World 

Dormant 115 years, New Zealand volcano unexpectedly blows

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 VOANews

A volcano on New Zealand’s North Island has erupted for the first time in over 115 years, creating a thick

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Bulgaria News 

‘Code Orange’ hazardous weather warning for Bulgaria

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A “code orange” hazardous weather warning because of scorching heat has been extended to cover all of Bulgaria on August

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Bulgaria News 

Four injured in petrol station fire in Bulgaria

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Four people were injured in an explosion at a petrol station in the town of Razgrad in northeastern Bulgaria on

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News Perspectives World 

Defection highlights sectarian divide in Syrian government

August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 Michael Lipin of VOANews

The defection of Syria’s Sunni Muslim Prime Minister Riad Hijab is the latest sign of a sectarian split in the

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