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Month: August 2013

World 

Putin: Syria attack would be ‘utter nonsense’

August 31, 2013 VOANews

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged world powers to exercise restraint concerning Syria as U.S. President Barack Obama mulls a

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World 

Obama: Syria’s use of chemical weapons is threat to US interests

August 31, 2013August 31, 2013 VOANews

U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday he has not made a final decision on attacking Syria, but made clear he

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Sport 

63rd International Cycling Tour of Bulgaria starts on September 1 2013

August 31, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

President Rossen Plevneliev, patron of the event, will start the 63rd International Cycling Tour of Bulgaria on September 1 2013

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria bracing for refugee inflow as result of Syria crisis

August 30, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The consultative Security Council of the Bulgarian Government met on August 30 to discuss the potential risks to the country

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Bulgaria 

Traffic congestion on Bulgaria’s Trakia motorway, Serbian border

August 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff motorways

Long queues of cars were causing traffic congestion on Bulgaria’s most-travelled motorway and at the main checkpoint on the border

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Europe 

EU unemployment flat at 11% in July

August 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The 28-member European Union ended July 2013 with 11 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, unchanged from the previous month, according

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Bulgaria 

The Wall Live in Sofia brings traffic restrictions, extended working hours for public transportation

August 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall has extended the working hours of public transportation lines on August 30 because of the Roger Waters’

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to place refugees in hostels and low-cost hotels in Sofia

August 30, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Bulgaria, which has stepped up funding for additional accommodation for asylum-seekers, is planning to provide a further 500 places for

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Europe 

UN envoy: Serbia and Kosovo making positive steps towards normal relations

August 30, 2013August 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Serbia

Positive steps taken by leaders in Belgrade and Priština in recent months have led to historic agreements and fundamental progress

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