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Month: November 2013

World 

Study finds billions of Earth-like planets

November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 Rick Pantaleo of VOANews final frontier

Astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Hawaii, Manoa say that based on new analysis of Kepler

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World 

‘Sweetie’ snares cyber predators

November 6, 2013 VOANews

More than 1000 paedophiles were identified using a novel, high-tech approach. Using a computer-generated 10-year-old Filipino girl named Sweetie, the

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Bulgaria 

Talks begin on turning Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc into ‘lasting political entity’

November 6, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Talks have begun among the leaders of the seven minority political parties that are members of the Reformist Bloc into

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Business 

EU autumn forecast cuts Bulgaria 2013 growth estimate to 0.5%

November 5, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 5, remains optimistic about the projected recovery from recession

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria opens pre-trial proceedings against five for racist speech at anti-refugee demo

November 5, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The Sofia Prosecutor’s Office said on November 5 2013 that it had opened pre-trial proceedings against five people for speech

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria think-tank presents leaner ‘alternative Budget’

November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia-based think-tank Institute for Market Economics (IME) presented on November 5 its annual “alternative Budget” – a leaner bill with

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Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras
Europe 

Greek PM Samaras sends message of stability ahead of crunch talks with troika

November 5, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek premier Antonis Samaras says he will “not allow democracy to succumb to criminal violence” in reference to the murder

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Europe 

Greek companies unable to fulfill their tax obligations

November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Hundreds of thousands of Greek enterprises are unable to fulfill their tax obligations, according to the data published on November

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Business 

Bulgarian Parliament approves deposit interest tax cut

November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s MPs voted on November 5 to approve at second reading amendments to the country’s tax laws as part of

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