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Month: August 2012

Ouranoupolis on the Mount Athos peninsula in Greece photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria Europe News 

Wildfires hit Greece’s Mt Athos peninsula, scorch parts of Bulgaria and Italy

August 9, 2012August 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Scorching summer heat, high winds and alleged negligence have caused a number of wildfires in South Eastern Europe, leading to

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Bulgaria News 

Energy, counter-terrorism top agenda as UK, Bulgarian prime ministers meet

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Energy issues and the fight against terrorism were the main issues discussed by Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov and his

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Bulgaria News 

Fires, weather hazard warning as heat wave winds down in Bulgaria

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 310 fires have been extinguished over the past 24 hours in Bulgaria as the country approaches the end

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News Perspectives World 

Russia Watch: Got a meeting with Vladimir, the Tardy? Bring a good book

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

On a sun splashed hillside overlooking the Black Sea, the President of Ukraine and half of his cabinet gathered July

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News World 

Russian prosecutor calls for jail for musician protestors

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

A state prosecutor in Russia called on the judge at the Khamovnichesky (Moscow) District Court to give three young protest

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News World 

Assad vows to rid Syria of ‘terrorists;’ violence mounts

August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 VOANews

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to purge his country of what he called “terrorists,” as security forces continue to

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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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