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Day: December 17, 2013

Europe 

Russia gives Ukraine cheap gas, $15 billion in loans

December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Russia gave Ukraine a steep discount on gas, and promised to buy $15 billion worth of the nation’s sovereigns in

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World 

Data shows universe could collapse any minute

December 17, 2013December 18, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Our universe is at even greater risk of collapse than has been previously thought, according physicists in Denmark. Not only are the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia court declares former MRF deputy leader Hristo Biserov a wanted man

December 17, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan

The Sofia City Court has ordered a nationwide search for Hristo Biserov, former deputy speaker of the National Assembly and

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Bulgaria 

2013 marked new low in Bulgaria’s birth rate – health ministry

December 17, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The birth rate in Bulgaria in 2013 will set a new low record, continuing the trend of the past 40

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Europe 

Signing of Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece border co-operation deal postponed after Turkish interior minister’s son arrested

December 17, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Syrian refugees, Turkey

A scheduled signing in Sofia of an intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey to build a joint contact centre

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Europe 

Sons of three cabinet ministers arrested in Turkey

December 17, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Havoc has broken out in Turkey from the arrest, in a police operation in Istanbul, of 22 people including three

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Business 

EU annual inflation one per cent in November 2013 – Eurostat

December 17, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Euro area annual inflation was 0.9 per cent in November 2013, up from 0.7 per cent in October, EU statistics

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Business 

Shah Deniz 2 consortium green-lights gas field investment

December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The consortium developing the Shah Deniz gas field on the Azeri shelf of the Caspian Sea signed the final investment

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-October was 1.05 billion euro

December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 1.05 billion euro, the equivalent

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