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Month: June 2013

Europe 

Turkey protesters, police clash as demonstrations enter 10th day

June 9, 2013June 10, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish police in Ankara and Istanbul have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters early Sunday,

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Bulgaria 

UK ambassador to meet Bulgarian Foreign Minister on Hezbollah

June 9, 2013June 14, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas terrorist attack, Kristian Vigenin

The UK ambassador in Sofia, Jonathan Allen, is to meet Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin to discuss Bulgaria’s position on the

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Europe 

Record floodwaters expected in Budapest on June 11

June 8, 2013June 9, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Thousands have been forced to flee their homes and at least a dozen left dead amid severe flooding across Central

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Europe 

Turkey protests enter ninth day

June 8, 2013June 9, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Thousands of demonstrators are occupying Istanbul’s central Taksim Square as protests in Turkey entered their ninth day.Protesters raised signs Saturday

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Europe 

Homelessness serious threat to refugees in Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia – UN

June 8, 2013June 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Poland, Slovakia

Homelessness and the threat of homelessness are two of the most serious conditions affecting refugees and asylum-seekers living in Poland,

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Europe 

Flood Watch Budapest: city only protected to 930cm, mayor says

June 8, 2013June 8, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Budapest mayor István Tarlós has announced that Budapest is currently protected to a water level of 930cm, not 950cm as

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Perspectives 

The Borissov two-step

June 7, 2013June 14, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Ahead of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 parliamentary elections, it was a case of “all against GERB” and a few weeks

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Europe 

Danube to peak in Budapest on June 11

June 7, 2013June 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

The Danube River is expected to peak in the Hungarian capital city Budapest on June 11, according to official estimates,

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Leisure 

German trio Solea at Sofia Jazz Peak on June 13

June 7, 2013June 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Contemporary European jazz trio Solea are appearing as an opener for Sofia Jazz Peak at Sofia Live Club on June

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