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Day: March 13, 2013

News World 

Argentinian Cardinal Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis

March 13, 2013March 14, 2013 Zlatica Hoke of VOANews

The Roman Catholic church got its first Latin American pontiff Wednesday when a secret papal conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario

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News World 

EU leaders, US president Obama and UN chief congratulate new Pope Francis

March 13, 2013March 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Among the first to congratulate Argentinean cardinal Jorge Bergoglio on becoming Pope Francis I on March 13 2013 were the

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News World 

Cardinal Bergoglio of Buenos Aires elected Pope Francis

March 13, 2013March 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (76), became the first Latin American to be elected Pope on

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News World 

White smoke from Vatican signals election of new Pope: ‘Habemus Papam’

March 13, 2013March 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A plume of white smoke billowing from a chimney at the Vatican at about 7.05pm Central European Time on March

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Ombudsman lodges Constitutional Court challenge to tax on bank deposit interest

March 13, 2013March 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev has asked the Constitutional Court to overrule provisions in the Personal Income Tax Act providing for

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s caretaker ministers speak of continuity and change

March 13, 2013March 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Any time a new Bulgarian government takes office, the first day is traditionally reserved for the ceremonial handover of portfolios

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Bulgaria News 

Man sets himself on fire outside Presidency in Sofia

March 13, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A 51-year-old man was admitted to Pirogov emergency hospital in Sofia on March 13 2013 in critical condition after setting

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Bulgaria News 

Mixed messages from Bulgaria’s various protest groups on caretaker government

March 13, 2013March 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Predictably, differences have emerged in the reactions of Bulgaria’s various protest groups to the caretaker government and the question of

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian annual inflation down to 3.6% in February

March 13, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price inflation fell to 3.6 per cent in February, breaking a three-month upward trend, data from the

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