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Month: December 2013

Europe 

EU vows help to Ukraine in gaining IMF loan

December 13, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

A key European Union envoy says the 28-member trade bloc is ready to provide more financial aid to Ukraine, if

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Europe 

Poland’s PGNiG and Chevron to join forces on shale gas exploration

December 13, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Polish state-controlled gas firm PGNiG signed a letter of intent with American fuel giant Chevron on cooperation in shale gas

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Europe 

President Jahjaga says that Kosovo is facing serious radicalism

December 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, says that radicalism is one of the biggest problems in the

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Europe 

Serbia cancels summit with Turkey, Bosnia

December 13, 2013February 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Turkey

Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic has cancelled a trilateral meeting with Turkey and Bosnia that was going to be held in

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests, six months on

December 12, 2013May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer 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, 2013May 10, 2024 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

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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