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Day: October 26, 2013

Bulgaria 

Fence against refugee flow at Bulgaria’s border with Turkey ‘to be ready by end of February’

October 26, 2013October 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Building of a 170km-long wire fence between the villages of Lesovo and Krainovo along Bulgaria’s border with Turkey is to

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Bulgaria 

Sofia University cancels classes on October 28 because of anti-government ‘Occupy’ protest

October 26, 2013October 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Sofia University management have cancelled classes on October 28 and will hold a special meeting to discuss the anti-government “Occupy”

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Europe 

Six Algerians arrested in Czech Republic and Greece for large-scale document forgery

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Greece, Syrian refugees

With the support of Europol and Germany, six suspects, all originating from Algeria, have been arrested in the Czech Republic

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Europe 

Prague’s ‘love trains’ ready to roll

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 The Prague Post Czech Republic

“Are you alone? Would you like to meet someone? Then always ride in the middle car. Look around, and if

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Europe 

Albanian government decides to stop all online sporting bets

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

The Albanian government has decided to act like Turkey, by stopping the activity of all online sport betting. The decision

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Europe 

NSA spying could complicate US-Europe trade talks

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 Mil Arcega of VOANews

Allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency collected millions of phone records across the Atlantic and tapped cell phone communications

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Europe 

Will EU surround Russian-speaking island in Eastern Europe?

October 26, 2013May 10, 2024 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Moldova, Ukraine

Moldova and Ukraine, two former Soviet republics, seem to be starting to work toward eventual membership in the European Union.

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Europe 

FBI seeks Romanian cyber theft ring

October 26, 2013October 26, 2013 VOANews Romania

The FBI is looking for a Romanian national who led a band of cyber fraudsters that bilked unsuspecting Americans of

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Bulgaria 

The case of baby Maria: Understanding Europe’s Roma

October 26, 2013May 10, 2024 Cecily Hilleary of VOANews

For more than a week now much of the global media has been fixated on “baby Maria,” a young blond

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