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Day: May 8, 2013

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Russia Watch: Behind Putin’s smile for Kerry

May 8, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

When Vladimir Putin smiles, take notice. A Russian friend once commented to me that one thing she likes about her

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Bulgaria Business News 

Nabucco pipeline secures Bulgarian environmental permit

May 8, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The consortium behind the planned Nabucco gas pipeline said on May 8 that it has received all the necessary environmental

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: When mudslinging sticks

May 8, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2013

One big issue ahead of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 parliamentary elections is whether the eavesdropping controversy will have an impact

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Bulgarian prosecutors investigating 20 cases of alleged electoral fraud

May 8, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

Bulgarian prosecutors were working on 20 investigations of alleged electoral fraud, the country’s Deputy Interior Minister Filip Gounev said on

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Employers and landlords to be burdened by UK immigration step against EU migrants

May 8, 2013May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Details are still awaited, but from what said in the British parliament on May 8, it is clear that employers

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Bourgas bans barkers on beaches

May 8, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches, Bourgas

The city of Bourgas, on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, has banned dog owners from taking their pets to public beaches,

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Sport 

Sir Alex Ferguson retires as manager of Manchester United

May 8, 2013May 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Sir Alex Ferguson will retire as manager of Manchester United at the end of the season, after 27 years and

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov stuns Djokovic at Madrid Open

May 8, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov took the biggest scalp of his career, defeating world number one Novak Djokovic in the second round of

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