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Year: 2012

News World 

Israel pounds Gaza as diplomacy intensifies

November 20, 2012November 20, 2012 Scott Bob of VOANews

As diplomacy intensifies to stop the cross-border attacks between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical workers say more than

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Europe News 

A year on, Hungary still ‘close’ to IMF deal

November 20, 2012 The Budapest Times

Hungary  is “very close” to inking a deal with the International Monetary Fund over a credit line expected to be

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Europe News 

Jailed Pussy Riot members change lawyers

November 20, 2012 VOANews

The two jailed members of the Russian all-female punk band Pussy Riot have replaced their legal team, their lawyers citing

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria plans campaign to lure Chinese tourists in 2013

November 19, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria wants to increase the number of Chinese tourists visiting the country, Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Delyan Dobrev said

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Bulgaria News 

Man arrested for homicide, arson after fire in Sozopol Old Town

November 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian man aged 51 faces charges of causing death through recklessness and of arson after being arrested by police

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Bulgaria News 

Long queue of lorries at Bulgarian – Turkish border as border checkpoint revamp begins

November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A queue of lorries estimated to be 14km long was reported to have formed at the Bulgarian – Turkish border

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The headquarters in Sofia of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria News Perspectives 

The numbers game in the battle over a new Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

November 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Counting up the number of metropolitans who have declared support for the interim leader of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, some

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria joins in international day commemorating victims of road accidents

November 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Pairs of empty shoes symbolising those who have died in road accidents, church services and protest processions against driving in

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Business Europe News 

Central European Exodus: Hungary tops the chart as Western banks cut exposure in region

November 19, 2012 The Budapest Times

Western banks reduced their credit exposure by the equivalent of 14 per cent of Hungary’s GDP in the year to

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