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Day: October 5, 2012

Europe News 

Ukraine’s leaders show new defiance to West

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post

Under pressure internationally for curtailing democracy and imprisoning political opponents, president Viktor Yanukovych’s administration this week adopted an even more

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Business Europe News 

Czech Republic’s new gold rush

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post

Gold has fascinated people for thousands of years. From the ancient Egyptians who used it to craft elaborate artifacts to

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgaria cannot ban citizens leaving the country because of unpaid debts, European Court of Justice says

October 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Justice says that Bulgarian authorities cannot ban the country’s citizens from travelling outside the country within

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Bulgaria News World 

Eighty arrests, millions of dollars of goods seized in global crackdown on illicit online pharmacies

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A global operation spanning 100 countries aimed at disrupting the organised crime networks behind the illicit online sale of medicines

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Europe News Perspectives 

Turkish military action heightens regional tensions

October 5, 2012October 4, 2012 Elizabeth Arrott of VOANews

The military exchange between Turkey and forces in Syria threatens to inflame the region, highlighting differences between Arab and non-Arab

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Perspectives 

Reflections on reputations

October 5, 2012October 4, 2012 Hector Poole

“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us,” said Thomas

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Perspectives Sport 

Golf: An epic Ryder Cup played out at Medinah

October 5, 2012October 4, 2012 Alan Rogut

The 39th Ryder Cup will be remembered for different reasons by the European and the American public. The USA leading

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Bulgaria News People Perspectives 

In conversation with the king at the British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce in conversation with King and former Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha at the British

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People 

Narrative: Snow in Sofia

October 5, 2012October 4, 2012 David Clark

The sky darkens, slowly at first, and then with growing impatience. The gathering gloom, envelopes the city. The pregnant clouds

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