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Month: June 2013

Europe 

Floods in Prague: Staying dry

June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 Marketa Hulpachova and Jonathan Crane of The Prague Post Czech Republic

As rainfall ceaselessly pounded the streets of Prague 8-Karlín June 2 and water from the Vltava crept up the neighborhood’s

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Leisure 

Film review: Star Trek Into Darkness

June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Although the freshness of the Star Trek reboot may have worn off a little, this second installment, titled Star Trek

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Leisure 

Film review: Only God Forgives

June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The 1929 short film by Surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel, Un chien andalou, is well known for one good reason: In

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Europe 

European Central Bank says euro economy still shrinking

June 6, 2013June 8, 2013 VOANews

The European Central Bank says the economic fortunes in the euro currency bloc are continuing to shrink, but should advance

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Europe 

Russian president Vladimir Putin and his wife say ‘marriage is over’

June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila have announced their split on June 6. In an interview with the

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Europe 

Flooding could cost Czech Republic as much as 1.16B euro

June 6, 2013June 9, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

Offices closed, hotel bookings canceled, trains not running, industrial plants shuttered and businesses under water – the economic impact of

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Europe 

Turkish PM returns home to protests asking for his resignation

June 6, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returns to his country Thursday, after spending several days in North Africa as protesters

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Business Europe 

Latvia ready to join euro zone in 2014, EC says

June 6, 2013June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, European Commission

The European Commission has published its annual convergence report on Latvia, concluding that the country was ready to join the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet revamps utilities regulator line-up

June 6, 2013June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Government has appointed Anzhela Toneva as the new head of the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) and

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