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Day: August 21, 2013

Europe 

Exhibitions, speeches mark 45th anniversary of Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

August 21, 2013August 21, 2013 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic

The 45th anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was marked with a display of photographs, screenings of documentaries

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Europe 

EU suspends military sales to Egypt

August 21, 2013February 11, 2014 Al Pessin of VOANews

The European Union has suspended military sales to Egypt for items it believes could be used for repression. The United

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Europe 

Left-wing government in Czech Republic likely as elections loom

August 21, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

A general election is likely next month in the Czech Republic after the Chamber of Deputies voted on August 20

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World 

Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison over leaks

August 21, 2013August 21, 2013 VOANews

U.S. Army private Bradley Manning has been sentenced to a 35-year prison term for handing a vast collection of classified

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Europe 

EU ministers suspend export licences to Egypt for equipment ‘which might be used for internal repression’ – report

August 21, 2013August 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union foreign ministers agreed on August 21 2013 to suspend export licences to Egypt of any equipment ‘’which might

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Bulgaria 

Controversy over Bulgarian pro-government rapper’s anti-Semitic remark continues

August 21, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has become the latest body to speak out after an anti-Semitic remark by rapper Misho

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Bulgaria 

Forest fires break out in Bulgaria

August 21, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Hot and dry weather in recent weeks in Bulgaria has led to several forest fires over the past several days,

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Bulgaria 

Head of Bulgaria’s state public opinion agency sacked

August 21, 2013August 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament, Mihail Mikov, has fired Lidia Yordanova, the director of the National Centre for the Study

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Bulgaria 

Soviet Army monument in Sofia painted pink to apologise for Prague Spring

August 21, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A metal bas-relief, part of the Soviet Army monument in Bulgarian capital city Sofia, has been painted pink overnight, with

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