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Day: December 21, 2012

Bulgaria News 

Yule hear from us later

December 21, 2012December 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia Globe is taking a Festive Season break from December 22 until the morning of December 27 2012. Our

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Third of arrests at Bulgarian border in 2012 were of Syrians

December 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Just more than a third of the people arrested at the Bulgarian border from the beginning of January 1 2012

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s winter weather crisis: Situation eases in time for holiday exodus

December 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Major national roads in Bulgaria reopened by the early afternoon of December 21 2012, after closures caused by large snowdrifts

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Leisure 

Film review: Life of Pi

December 21, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Life of Pi is a meditation on storytelling and its importance in our lives, but not in the way you

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Bulgaria 

Weather crisis in eastern Bulgaria complicates Festive Season exodus

December 21, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities urged people to behave sensibly when attempting to travel on December 21, as continuing difficult weather conditions were

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Euro zone crisis and US fiscal cliff risk dominate sovereign outlook, Fitch Ratings says

December 21, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Weaknesses in the major advanced economies – dominated by the continuing euro zone crisis and the looming threat of the

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IMF releases preliminary conclusions after assessment of EU financial sector

December 21, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union is facing great challenges, with continuing banking and sovereign debt crises in some parts of the Union,

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