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Social media erupts over Putin article

September 13, 2013February 11, 2014 VOANews Russia

Social media erupted with criticism after Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed in a New York Timesarticle to the American people for support

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Europe 

Chronic disease, gender gap taking toll in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, World Bank report says

September 13, 2013September 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Men in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are more likely to die prematurely than women, a trend driven by rising

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria moves to amend permanent residence provisions in Foreigners Act

September 13, 2013September 12, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

The Bulgarian Socialist Party government has revived amendments to the Foreigners Act that would allow foreigners who have deposited more

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Leisure 

Film review: Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

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

Based on the fantasy novels by Cassandra Clare and containing elements familiar to anyone who has ever seen a film

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World 

NASA confirms Voyager 1 has left solar system

September 13, 2013September 13, 2013 Matthew Hilburn of VOANews final frontier

The U.S. space agency, NASA, has officially confirmedwhat others have suspected for some time: The Voyager 1 spacecraft is the “first

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Europe 

EU slams Russia over pressure on former Soviet states

September 12, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Moldova, Russia

European enlargement commissioner Štefan Füle has criticised Russia for the pressure Moscow has put recently on former Soviet satellites due

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Bulgaria 

Man arrested after car crashes into Turkish embassy in Sofia

September 12, 2013September 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

A 35-year-old man was arrested in Sofia on September 12 2013 after his car crashed into the Turkish embassy building

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to lodge formal charges in Bourgas terrorist bombings in early 2014 – Prosecutor-General

September 12, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Bulgaria knows the whereabouts of two of the suspected perpetrators of the terrorist bombing at Sarafovo Airport in Bourgas in

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Business 

Bulgaria reports annual deflation of 0.7% in August

September 12, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index shrank for a sixth consecutive month in August, pushing the annual figures to show 0.7 per

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