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Year: 2012

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Syrian crisis makes UN reform ever more urgent, European ministers say

October 1, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The year and a half of deadly violence inSyriais clear testimony of the need to reform the United Nations to

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Europe News World 

Appeal hearing set for jailed Russian rockers Pussy Riot

October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 Jessica Golloher of VOANews

A Moscow court will hear an appeal in the case of three female punk rockers sentenced to two years in

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News World 

Obama, Romney prepare for presidential election debates

October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 VOANews

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are preparing for the next critical phase of the 2012

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Europe News World 

Polish hardware on Mars on Nasa’s Curiosity Rover

October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

Nasa’s Curiosity rover, which successfully landed on Mars on August 6 2012, is fitted with infrared detectors developed and manufactured

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Europe News 

Georgian parties hold final rallies ahead of October 1 parliamentary elections

October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 VOANews

Supporters of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili have held their final political rallies in preparation for

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Leisure 

Film Review: Savages

October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Drug films are usually all the same. The buildup shows one or two likeable stoners lounging on a beach dreaming

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian MPs table bill to repeal smoking ban

September 28, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Two Bulgarian MPs tabled on September 28 a bill of amendments to the Health Act that would repeal the ban

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Chief Mufti announces Week of Mosques

September 28, 2012September 28, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, has announced that a Week of Mosques is to be held in

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Bulgaria Business Europe News 

Motor vehicle trade grew 65 per cent in Bulgaria in 2011, Eurostat says

September 28, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

There was a 65 per cent growth in the motor vehicle trade in Bulgaria in 2011, according to statistics from

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