Global food prices in 2013 third highest on record – UN Food and Agricultural Organisation
For the second consecutive month, the cost of food worldwide remained nearly unchanged in December 2013, with overall global food
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Day: January 9, 2014
As protests in Ukraine fade, focus turns to elections
Reports indicate that although there are still thousands of protesters occupying government buildings and Independence Square in the capital, Kyiv,
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Film review: Lone Survivor
The one thing all US politicians, no matter how extreme or politically minded, can agree on is that “the troops”
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Film review: Nymphomaniac, Vol 2
The last time we saw Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), she was writhing between the sheets, but in a way different than
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Bulgaria’s proposed new Penal Code ‘will block investigative journalism’
Controversial proposed amendments to Bulgaria’s Penal Code will put an end to anti-corruption investigative journalism, new reports say, in the
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Economic sentiment in EU, euro zone best since 2011 – official
The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) in the euro zone in December 2013 was at its best level since July 2011,
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Bulgaria’s Pironkova reaches first career WTA final in Sydney
Bulgaria’s top-ranked female tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, reached her first WTA Tour final at the Apia International in Sydney after
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Tax office begins audit of human rights watchdog Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
The National Revenue Agency has initiated a special tax audit of human rights watchdog the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee in a
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New ‘code yellow’ weather alert in Bulgaria over foggy conditions
A new ‘code yellow’ weather warning was issued for most of Bulgaria by the country’s meteorology institute on January 9
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