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Year: 2013

Europe 

Roma wall in Slovakia draws criticism from Brussels

August 27, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The infamy of the wall in Košice segregating the city’s Roma community has made it to Brussels with the European Commissioner

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Perspectives 

Russia Watch: Snowden’s Kremlin Connection

August 27, 2013May 10, 2024 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Friday, June 21, was the hottest day of the year in Hong Kong – a sweltering 34 degrees. But it

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Mixed views on progress of Bulgaria’s 2013 summer tourism season

August 26, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

As Bulgarian summer holiday resorts begin announcing discount specials with the advent of September, the first assessments of the performance

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Bulgaria 

CEZ Bulgaria announces electricity service interruptions in Sofia until September 25

August 26, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Sofia

Electricity distribution company CEZ Bulgaria said on August 26 that ongoing work on a new 110kV line in Sofia could

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police says bicycle-related road incidents on the rise

August 26, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of road incidents involving cyclists in Bulgarian capital city Sofia has increased by 30 per cent so far

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Bulgaria 

Battle looms in Bulgaria over next changes to security services

August 26, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests, Rossen Plevneliev

The embattled Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) government is pressing ahead with its grasping for a consolidation of power through restructuring

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgarian capital Sofia to host first festival of Jewish culture on September 15

August 26, 2013March 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

Shalom Sofia, the first festival of Jewish culture in the Bulgarian capital city, will be held on September 15 2013,

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World 

German news report says US spied on United Nations

August 26, 2013August 26, 2013 VOANews

A leading German news magazine says the U.S. National Security Agency, NSA, has eavesdropped on the United Nations, penetrating the

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Business 

Slovakia’s economy grows slightly in Q2

August 25, 2013 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s economy in the second quarter of 2013 posted a 0.9 per cent growth on an annual basis, thus keeping the

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