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Day: January 19, 2014

Europe 

Protesters, police clash in Ukrainian capital

January 19, 2014February 10, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Protesters clashed with riot police in Kyiv on Sunday, as up to 100,000 Ukrainians massed in defiance of new laws

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World 

Ukrainians protest in defiance of new law

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have massed in central Kyiv in defiance of Ukraine’s new legislation that significantly limits their

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects new Nevrokop Metropolitan

January 19, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

With Patriarch Neofit casting a deciding vote after an even split in the Holy Synod, Bishop Serafim of Melnik was

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Europe 

Hungary: Polarisation at the polls

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

2014 will be a hot year for Hungary from a political point of view. There are three elections to look

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Leisure 

Dan Brown scouts the secrets of Prague while on ‘vacation’

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014 The Prague Post Czech Republic

Author Dan Brown made a quick tour of Prague, and rumours have started that he is contemplating using the city

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Business 

Warsaw bourse wants to become regional leader after merger with CEESEG

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland

Warsaw Stock Exchange hopes to conclude a merger with CEE Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG) as it wants to secure a

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Europe 

Weekly review: Romania’s war on justice

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

This week has again been marked by the ongoing political fight over the control of justice as Romania heads into

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World 

US-Based Muslim preacher leverages influence back in Turkey

January 19, 2014 Jerome Socolovsky of VOANews Turkey

In 1999, a Turkish preacher who ran afoul of the military-backed secular government in Ankara left and sought refuge across

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