UN chief condemns violence surrounding Kosovo municipal elections
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is encouraged by the initial assessments of the municipal elections held on November 3 2013
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Year: 2013
Poland must respect religious freedom, Polish president told on visit to Israel
The issue of kosher slaughter in Poland ‘’is currently being examined by the constitutional court,” Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski said
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Study finds billions of Earth-like planets
Astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Hawaii, Manoa say that based on new analysis of Kepler
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‘Sweetie’ snares cyber predators
More than 1000 paedophiles were identified using a novel, high-tech approach. Using a computer-generated 10-year-old Filipino girl named Sweetie, the
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Talks begin on turning Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc into ‘lasting political entity’
Talks have begun among the leaders of the seven minority political parties that are members of the Reformist Bloc into
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EU autumn forecast cuts Bulgaria 2013 growth estimate to 0.5%
European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 5, remains optimistic about the projected recovery from recession
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Bulgaria opens pre-trial proceedings against five for racist speech at anti-refugee demo
The Sofia Prosecutor’s Office said on November 5 2013 that it had opened pre-trial proceedings against five people for speech
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Bulgaria think-tank presents leaner ‘alternative Budget’
Sofia-based think-tank Institute for Market Economics (IME) presented on November 5 its annual “alternative Budget” – a leaner bill with
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Greek PM Samaras sends message of stability ahead of crunch talks with troika
Greek premier Antonis Samaras says he will “not allow democracy to succumb to criminal violence” in reference to the murder
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