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Day: August 21, 2012

Europe News 

Romanian court declares presidential referendum void

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Romania’s constitutional court invalidated on August 21 the presidential impeachment referendum held on July 29, saying that the plebiscite was

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Bulgaria News World 

Anonymous hack website of Moscow court, post Azis video

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Hacker collective Anonymous took credit for defacing on August 21 the website of the Khamovnichesky district court in Moscow where

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Bulgaria News 

Fires in Bulgaria’s Rila Mountains contained – Interior Ministry

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Despite the difficult terrain, the wildfires burning in the Rila Mountains are under control, the Interior Ministry said on August

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Finance Minister rejects police demands for higher wages

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov said on August 21 that there was “no reason” to increase the salaries of police

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News World 

Obama warns Syria on chemical weapons, calls for Assad to step down

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 Dan Robinson of VOANews

President Barack Obama on Monday again called for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying that any movement or

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News World 

Bomb blast kills seven in southeastern Turkey

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 VOANews

At least seven people have been killed in a car bomb explosion in southeastern Turkey. Police say the bomb occurred

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