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Month: August 2012

News World 

Shooting reported at New York’s Empire State Building

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 VOANews

Several people have been wounded and one killed in a shooting incident outside New York City’s Empire State Building, in

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate former Food Agency PR adviser

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian prosecutors have decided to open an investigation into how the company owned by a former media adviser for the

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Bulgaria News 

Evidence mounts against Bulgarian crew in Spanish cocaine bust – official

August 24, 2012 Alex Bivol

At least some of the Bulgarian sailors arrested in a drug bust off the coast of Spain on August 13

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News World 

Update: Norwegian mass killer ruled sane, goes to prison

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 VOANews

A Norwegian court has found confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik sane in the commission of twin attacks last July

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Bulgaria News 

Firefighters battle new high-altitude blaze in Bulgaria’s Rila Mountain

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A team of about 150 people headed to Bulgaria’s Rila Mountain on August 24 to battle the wildfire that started

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Europe News 

Greek PM Samaras seeks more time to make reforms, cuts

August 24, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to ask for more time to make key reforms and spending cuts to

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News Sport World 

Lance Armstrong to be stripped of titles, banned from cycling

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 VOANews

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said late Thursday it will strip famed cyclist Lance Armstrong of his titles and ban him

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Bulgaria News 

Weather forecast: Heat wave in Bulgaria over weekend

August 23, 2012August 23, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Temperature highs in Bulgaria were expected to once again exceed 40 degrees Celsius on August 24 as the heat wave

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Leisure 

Lenny Kravitz postpones Sofia gig to 2013

August 23, 2012August 23, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

US rock artist Lenny Kravitz has postponed his Sofia concert, scheduled for September 30, citing the shooting delay on a

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