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Month: October 2012

Sport 

Bulgaria extends undefeated start to Brazil 2014 qualifying campaign

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria remains without a loss in its qualifying campaign for the 2014 football World Cup after a goalless draw in

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Bulgaria News 

Silver lining found – in underwear at Bulgarian border

October 17, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The expression that there is always a silver lining is well-worn, but in one case it has proved to be

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News World 

Citizen astronomers discover planet with four suns

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 VOANews

Imagine if four suns rose and set every day. That could be the reality on the newly discovered planet, PH1

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria checks electricity transformers in buildings after mystery explosion in Bourgas

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Power distribution companies and municipalities are to check the safety of electricity transformer substations in residential buildings after an explosion

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News Perspectives World 

US presidential debate: Obama fast and furious as Romney fluffs and flubs facts

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

In the swordplay in the second US presidential debate, it was Democratic candidate president Barack Obama  who had the real

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Bulgaria Business 

Bulgaria mulls further capital gains taxes

October 17, 2012June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Simeon Dyankov

Amid the relentless barrage of criticism being levelled at Bulgaria’s Cabinet for its plans to introduce a tax on deposit

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News World 

Russian PM Medvedev wants smoking in public places banned

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

Russia has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with an estimated 40 percent of the country’s adults

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Europe News 

European Commissioner John Dalli resigns

October 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

John Dalli has resigned as European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, the European Commission said on October 16 2012.

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Business News World 

Citigroup’s chief executive resigns

October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 VOANews

The chief executive of Citigroup, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has unexpectedly resigned. Vikram Pandit, who led the

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