Meteor causes hundreds of injuries, panic in Russia’s Urals region
Russian officials say a meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains Friday morning, causing explosions and shattering windows.
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Year: 2013
Bulgarian police arrest Bourgas prosecutor, allegedly for accepting bribe
Police in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas arrested deputy district prosecutor Angel Georgiev, allegedly for accepting a bribe, Bulgarian
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Sofia court jails ‘Brendo’, orders him to pay 21M leva in compensation, for laundering money from illegal drug deals
Sofia City Court, in a ruling on February 15 2013, sentenced Evelin “Brendo” Banev to seven and a half years
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Current affairs: Bulgaria and the politics of electricity
Bulgaria’s centre-right government, facing national parliamentary elections at the beginning of July 2013, has little time at its disposal to
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February 15 flyby: Asteroid’s spin intrigues astronomers
Astronomers hope to learn more about Asteroid 2012 DA14’s features and composition as it flies past Earth at about 7.8
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More than 210 000 of Bulgaria’s unemployed have given up looking for work – official
Unemployment in Bulgaria in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 12.4 per cent, representing an increase of 8.6 per cent
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Bulgaria’s Patriarchal elections: The metropolitan route on the election trail
There is something American about the undeclared race to be the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s next Patriarch: populist messages, playing to
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North Korean nuclear test turns spotlight on Iran
North Korea’s nuclear test this week is also putting the spotlight on Iran, which has been moving forward on its
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IMF sees modest economic recovery possible for Montenegro, calls for spending cuts
The International Monetary Fund has expressed a reserved view on Montenegro, saying that a modest economic recovery is expected in
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