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Day: January 25, 2013

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Battle for Czech presidency heats up ahead of second round

January 25, 2013January 24, 2013 Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post

When Miloš Zeman declared to the media that his presidential runoff against Karel Schwarzenberg was a choice “between a candidate

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Leisure 

Film review: Lincoln

January 25, 2013January 24, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

A rumor is currently doing the rounds that U.S. President Barack Obama invited a number of members of Congress to

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Business Europe News 

Prague in regional deals: Analysts say recent gas mega-deal part of trend in Central and Eastern Europe

January 25, 2013May 22, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post energy

The recently announced multibillion-dollar purchase of a Slovak gas group by the Czech investment fund Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH)

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Europe News 

Turkey aids Iran through gold trade

January 25, 2013January 25, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Banks in Turkey continue to send gold to Iran despite U.S. pressure to curb a booming gold-for-gas trade, which helps

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News World 

Betelgeuse hurtles toward massive collision

January 25, 2013January 24, 2013 VOANews

A new photo of the star Betelgeuse reveals dramatic events unfolding a mere 643 light years away from Earth. The

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UN Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus until July 2013

January 25, 2013January 25, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The United Nations Security Council extended on January 24 2013 the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July

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