Russian court rejects Pussy Riot member appeal
A Russian court has rejected a request to release an imprisoned member of the Pussy Riot band. Maria Alyokhina asked
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Year: 2013
Global economy remains fragile, World Bank says in outlook for 2013
The World Bank says four years after the start of the financial crisis, the global economy remains fragile. Growth in
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Wake me when it’s over: Bulgaria holds second ‘live’ debate in nuclear referendum
The foremost problem in Bulgaria’s national debate ahead of the country’s January 27 2013 national referendum on the future of
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Brit handed four-year sentence for paedophilia in Bulgaria
A 63-year-old British citizen has been sentenced to four years in jail by the Veliko Turnovo District Court on charges
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Dossier Commission identifies former State Security agents working in Bulgaria’s prisons
An investigation by the Dossier Commission, the body empowered by law to scrutinise official records and identify agents and collaborators
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Eight companies get gongs at Bulgarian Investor of the Year awards
Eight companies received awards from Invest Bulgaria investment promotion agency on January 15 at the agency’s seventh annual awards gala.
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Ataka’s Siderov assaulted me, Bulgarian reporter alleges
A Bulgarian journalist has laid a complaint with police alleging that Volen Siderov, leader of the ultra-nationalist Ataka party, assaulted
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Children of Dune 2: Parliament’s committee probing high-level corruption to hear ex-PM Stanishev and former cabinet ministers on land swaps
The Bulgarian Parliament’s special committee investigating high-level corruption in recent years intends questioning former prime minister and opposition socialist leader
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New car sales in Bulgaria slightly up in 2012 year-on-year – unlike EU trend
New car sales in Bulgaria in 2012 were 1.6 per cent higher than in 2011, while overall the downtrend trend
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