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Month: August 2012

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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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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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian PM Borissov to visit UK on August 7-8

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov will visit UK on a two-day working visit at the invitation of his British counterpart

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News World 

Former US soldier identified as Sikh temple gunman

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 VOANews

U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S.

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences president Dodounekov dies

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Stefan Dodounekov, president of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), died after a brief illness on August 5, aged 67,

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia city hall to dismantle dangerous monument at NDK

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia city hall announced on August 6 that the monument commemorating 1300 years since the foundation of the Bulgarian state,

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News World 

Syria’s prime minister flees to Jordan

August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 VOANews

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government suffered a significant blow Monday when Prime Minister Riyad Hijab fled with his family to

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