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Day: April 8, 2013

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Book of condolences to be opened at UK embassy in Sofia after Margaret Thatcher’s death

April 8, 2013April 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A book of condolences would be opened at the British embassy in Bulgaria’s capital city, Sofia, after the death of

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Bulgaria News People Perspectives 

‘At the mercy of psychopaths’: Palfreeman interviewed

April 8, 2013February 17, 2016 Gabriel Hershman

I’m still Jock Nobody to the Australian authorities, complains Jock Palfreeman, despite the recent publication of a book documenting his

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s election battle lines: GERB and the BSP

April 8, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2013, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

Perhaps when April 12 brings the formal start of the campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s May 12 national parliamentary elections,

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Of Thatcher and time

April 8, 2013 Hector Poole

Tributes/criticism to Mrs Thatcher have been lined up for many years. Many initially opposed her but time has perhaps been

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Bulgaria News 

Roma groups walk out of Bulgarian Government’s integration council

April 8, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Roma groups represented in the Bulgarian Government’s national council for co-operation on ethnic and integration issues walked out of the

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News World 

Former British PM Thatcher dead

April 8, 2013April 8, 2013 VOANews

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87, following a stroke. Family spokesman Lord Tim

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Bulgaria to shut down traffic on Danube Bridge

April 8, 2013April 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria planned to shut down Danube Bridge on April 8 to allow transportation officials to assess the danger posed by

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian journalists protest as prosecutors question reporter over article

April 8, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Several dozen Bulgarian journalists protested outside the Palace of Justice in the capital city Sofia on April 8 as reporter

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Europe News 

Hungary: Never failing to surprise

April 8, 2013May 27, 2013 Robert Hodgson of The Budapest Times Hungary

The European Commission should release Hungary from its Excessive Deficit Procedure this year, provided it looks “only at the figures”,

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