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Day: February 7, 2013

Europe News 

Jailed members of Russian band Pussy Riot appeal to European court

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 VOANews

Jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot are contesting their convictions in the European Court of Human Rights.

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Business News World 

No change in global food prices after months of decline, UN FAO says

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

World food prices are steady after three months of decline with increased prices for oil and fats balancing out lower

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News World 

NASA captures first images of ISON comet

February 7, 2013February 8, 2013 VOANews

NASA has captured the first images of a distant comet, which may give us a spectacular light show later this

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria clears way for Plovdiv Fair sell-off

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 Alex Bivol

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on February 7 a motion to remove Plovdiv International Fair from the list of companies under a

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

Bulgarians see business ties, luxury as Church’s biggest problem – poll

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Nearly half the respondents in a poll carried out by polling agency BBSS Gallup saw the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s (BOC)

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Europe News 

Poland cuts interest rates for fourth time as economy slows further

February 7, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland’s Monetary Policy Council offered its fourth consecutive 25 bps cut to official interest rates, as macro data for December

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News World 

Study: Earth-like planets closer than expected

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 VOANews

Astronomers say there could be as many as 4.5 billion Earth-like planets orbiting stars in the Milky Way galaxy, and

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Leisure 

Wine: Growing Slovakia’s wide range of grape varieties

February 7, 2013May 6, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator

Have you ever tasted Hron, or Devín? This is not an invitation to drink from the waters of the Hron

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Leisure 

Saxony: Wine has flourished where the wall couldn’t manage

February 7, 2013May 6, 2013 John and Helena Baker for The Prague Post

From Prague, the nearest foreign wine region lies just a little more than 70 miles (120 km) to the north.

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