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Year: 2012

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Georgia’s political factions now must govern together

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Georgia’s future prime minister, Bidzina Ivanishvili, met President Mikheil Saakashvili at Tbilisi’s modern steel-and-glass presidential palace on Tuesday. Afterwards the

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Nato ready to defend Turkey against attacks from Syria if necessary

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 Al Pessin of VOANews

Nato”s secretary general says the alliance is prepared to defend Turkey against attacks from Syria if necessary. Secretary General Anders

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Netanyahu orders early elections in Israel

October 10, 2012October 10, 2012 VOANews

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering early parliamentary elections to be held as soon as possible. Mr. Netanyahu said

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s National History Museum gets huge addition to its ancient, medieval collections

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National History Museum received a huge boost to its classical era and medieval collections on October 9, when it

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Bulgaria Business News 

BTC shareholders vote in favour of debt restructuring – report

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Shareholders in Bulgaria’s former state fixed-line monopoly Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) voted in favour of restructuring the company’s debt, reducing

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria, US to sign crime-fighting agreement during Napolitano visit

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

United States homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano and Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov are to sign a bilateral agreement

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Bulgaria News 

Close to 20 000 leva in fines imposed since Bulgaria’s smoking ban came into effect, Health Minister says

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

After thousands of checks at catering establishments, facilities for children and health care facilities, health inspectors had imposed fines adding

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Bulgaria wants gas grid link with Turkey in Nabucco

October 9, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov offered the Nabucco consortium to include the future gas grid link with Turkey in the

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Five EU foreign ministers urge Georgia to continue on the path to EU, Nato

October 9, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The election results place on the leaders of Georgian Dream and the United National Movement a great responsibility to ensure

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