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Day: April 5, 2013

Bulgaria News 

Three days of public prayers in Bulgaria

April 5, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s largest religious denominations will hold public prayers “for peace, health and prosperity of the Bulgarian nation” between April 5

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Europe News 

Slovakia, Poland agree Olympic bid

April 5, 2013May 27, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Poland, Slovakia

A great publicity gimmick which might bring new jobs, improve roads and put Slovakia on the world’s radar: these were

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Bulgaria Europe News 

UK preparing, but not threatened by Eastern European immigration – ambassador

April 5, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Britain’s ambassador in Sofia Jonathan Allen said on April 5 that the UK was preparing to lift labour market restrictions

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria puts watch on rising Danube River levels

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Authorities in Vidin and Lom in northwestern Bulgaria have started a round-the-clock watch on the water levels of Danube River

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News World 

Leaked records reveal vast wealth in offshore tax havens

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 VOANews

An enormous cache of secret financial records obtained by a team of international journalists shows that some of the world’s

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Leisure 

Film review: Stand Up Guys

April 5, 2013April 4, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Stand Up Guys is a strange film in which one of the most memorable scenes shows Val, a former convict

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Leisure 

Film review: Arbitrage

April 5, 2013April 4, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

A stylish thriller that doesn’t shortchange us on the complexity of motivation, Arbitrage is a very accomplished production that uses

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