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Day: December 12, 2013

Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests, six months on

December 12, 2013February 11, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer editors pick, Peevski protests

With a demonstration in central Sofia, Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters will on December 14 mark six months since the start of

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Perspectives 

Of sign language, selfies and Siderov

December 12, 2013December 12, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Volen Siderov

There is no embarrassment in admitting that late last Thursday night, after the death of Nelson Mandela was announced, I

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World 

Geminid meteor shower will brighten skies on December 14

December 12, 2013December 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most intense annual showers that can be observed in the northern hemisphere, will

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Leisure 

Film review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

December 12, 2013December 13, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post editors pick

When the first film in the Hobbit trilogy was released a year ago, everyone kept talking about the disproportionate length

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Leisure 

Film review: All is Lost

December 12, 2013December 13, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

It’s not easy to carry a film all on your own. Philip Baker Hall did it as a ranting Richard

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syringe and needle in medicine bottle
World 

WHO: Cancer on the rise worldwide

December 12, 2013December 13, 2013 VOANews

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of cancer cases is on the rise, with 14.1 million new cases

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Europe 

Report: EU failing to defend European values

December 12, 2013December 13, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews editors pick

A new report says the European Union is failing to forcefully champion its values, like free expression, and crack down on threats,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to challenge renewable energy tariff fee at Constitutional Court

December 12, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on December 12 that he would ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether the

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Bulgaria 

Four cities shortlisted for Bulgaria’s European Capital of Culture 2019

December 12, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna, Veliko Turnovo

Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Veliko Turnovo have been shortlisted out of an initial list of eight to be named European

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