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Day: August 17, 2012

News World 

Pussy Riot members found guilty, given two-year sentences – updated

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 Alex Bivol

A Moscow court found three members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot guilty of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” on

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Europe News 

Visit of Russian Orthodox Church head to Poland promises improvement of Polish-Russian relations

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

The official visit by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the

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Leisure 

Film review: Total Recall

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

It was a tough assignment: Remake one of the most iconic science-fiction films, one that has achieved cult status, and

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Europe News 

Tattooed artist launches a bid for Czech presidency

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post

In 2013, Czechs will choose their first directly elected president in light of a new law that does away with

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News World 

UN Security Council ends Syria observer mission

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 Alex Villarreal of VOANews

A day after a bombing near the U.N. observer headquarters in Damascus, the United Nations Security Council decided to end

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Bulgaria News World 

Support for Pussy Riot in Sofia

August 17, 2012 Alex Bivol

Supporters for jailed Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot covered the heads of sculptures at the base of the monument

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Bulgaria News 

‘No link’ between Bulgarian foreign policy and Bourgas terrorist attack

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 Mediapool

Nadim Shehadi is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House (www.chathamhouse.org) where he directs a

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