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Day: January 16, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plevneliev in China: ‘A crucial breakthrough’

January 16, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plamen Oresharski, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has described the results of his three-day visit to China as a “crucial breakthrough” in opportunities

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Leisure 

Film review: The Wolf of Wall Street

January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Despite the moralistic comeuppance at the end, Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street is almost destined to drive more

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Leisure 

Film review: The Book Thief

January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

There is something sadistic about the industry inflicting movies on us on a near-annual basis that have to do with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian politicians in new eavesdropping row

January 16, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Georgi Purvanov, Lyutvi Mestan, Sergei Stanishev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

The leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right opposition GERB party, former prime minister Boiko Borissov, has said that he will approach the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SJC appoints Hristo Dinev as Sofia city prosecutor

January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Buglaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) appointed Hristo Dinev as Sofia City Prosecutor on January 16, filling the vacancy left by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s cabinet adopts Penal Code but ‘discussions to continue’

January 16, 2014February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has adopted the controversial new draft Penal Code, which has been under fire from lawyers, human rights groups

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Leisure 

‘American Hustle’, ‘Gravity’ lead 2014 Oscar nominations

January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 VOANews editors pick

A number of films based on real-life events are among contenders for this year’s Academy Awards. The films American Hustle and Gravity received 10 nominations

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov into Australian Open third round

January 16, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s top-ranked male tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, advanced to the third round of the first Grand Slam tournament of the

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Europe 

EU proposes new measures to fight extremism at home

January 16, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews

The European Union’s executive arm is proposing new measures fight extremism in Europe, from racism and xenophobia to the threat

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