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Day: February 14, 2013

Europe News 

Second Tymoshenko trial takes off, with third one pending

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 Svitlana Tuchynska of The Kyiv Post

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in the second year of a seven-year prison sentence, hasn’t seen the end of

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Leisure 

Film review: Amour

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

For most of Amour, the latest by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, the viewer feels absolutely confident she is in the

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Europe News World 

Clerics in Central Europe and Russia react to pope’s taboo-breaking resignation

February 14, 2013February 15, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova of The Prague Post

Three days before Roman Catholics throughout the world observed Ash Wednesday, traditionally a day of fasting and repentance, their spiritual

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Bulgaria Business News 

Annual inflation in Bulgaria in January 2013 was 4.4 per cent – National Statistical Institute

February 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Inflation in Bulgaria in January 2013 was 4.4 per cent year-on-year and 0.4 per cent monthly, the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s new energy regulator chief owned company illegally selling cigarettes online

February 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Less than 24 hours after her appointment was announced at a Cabinet meeting, it emerged that the new head of

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Bulgaria’s new tourism logo to be reworked ‘until everyone likes it’ – Tourism Minister

February 14, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The new Brand Bulgaria tourism logo launched on January 17 2013 and which has come under a torrent of criticism

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Bulgaria News World 

Bulgaria has not requested extradition from Lebanon of Bourgas attack suspects – Prosecutor-General

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has not sent Lebanon a judicial order of arrest for extradition of the two suspects in the Bourgas Airport

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Bulgaria Europe News 

No horsemeat found in lasagna at major retail chains in Bulgaria, food safety agency says

February 14, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Inspections at major retail chains in Bulgaria had not found any horsemeat in lasagna on sale, the head of the

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Europe News World 

Ukraine named world No. 1 copyright pirate, faces economic sanctions

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post

For the second time in its history, Ukraine has been called world’s No. 1 copyright pirate. The International Intellectual Property

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