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Day: August 30, 2012

Sport 

Pironkova through, Dimitrov out at US Open

August 30, 2012February 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s two standout tennis players have had mixed fortunes in the first round of the US Open in New York,

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Sofia Airport opens smokers’ lounge

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A new smoking room opened at Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2 on August 30 2012. Those who want to indulge in

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Bulgaria News 

Three major wildfires burning in Bulgaria

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 12 wildfires burned in Bulgaria on August 30, including three major ones that “created major problems” for

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia metro underground railway second line official opening on August 31

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The second line of the Sofia metro underground railway is to open on August 31 2012, linking Obelya and Lomsko

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Business Europe News 

Sharp loss of consumer confidence key factor in drop in EU economic sentiment in August

August 30, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased markedly by two points in the European Union in August 2012, to 87.0, and by 1.8

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian police arrest suspect in murder of German in Bourgas

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas have arrested a suspect in the murder of a 48-year-old German

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Amnesty calls on Balkans to probe enforced disappearances, ensure justice

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

About 14 000 people remain unaccounted for in the countries that make up the former Yugoslavia – nearly half of

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Europe News World 

Debate continues in Turkey over Syria, regional standing

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Turkey is not sending top officials to this week’s Non-Aligned Movement summit conference in Tehran, where Syria’s conflict is likely

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Business Europe News 

Experts call for action as Europe’s crisis festers

August 30, 2012May 22, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews

Europe’s economic crisis has continued over the summer, while attention was diverted by the Olympics, the war in Syria and

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