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Day: January 20, 2014

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic declared in Bulgaria’s Sofia region

January 20, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An influenza epidemic has been declared throughout the Sofia region, with schools closed for seven calendar days from January 21

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev to attend Sochi Olympic Games closing ceremony

January 20, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plamen Oresharski, Rossen Plevneliev, Sochi Olympics

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has confirmed that he will attend the February 23 closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Europe 

Protests continue in Kyiv, RFE/RL crew arrested

January 20, 2014January 20, 2014 Jessica Golloher of VOANews Ukraine

An RFE/RL reporting crew has been arrested in Kyiv as the protests in the Ukrainian capital have escalated into street

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialist MP in row over ‘support for Assad’

January 20, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

A political firestorm has erupted around Bulgarian Socialist Party member of Parliament Strahil Angelov after the Syrian embassy in Sofia

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov to face Nadal in Australian Open quarters

January 20, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov reached the first Grand Slam quarter-final of his career at the Australian Open with a four-set victory

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialist leader Stanishev slams ‘traitors’ backing Purvanov project

January 20, 2014January 20, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Georgi Purvanov, Sergei Stanishev

Harsh language has streamed from Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Sergei Stanishev and his allies in condemnation of the rival

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Europe 

War of words between Poland and UK continues

January 20, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The leader of Poland’s main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski wrote an open letter to the Poles living

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Europe 

Ukraine president to talk with opposition

January 20, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has promised to talk with the opposition after a day of bloody violence. More than 100,000

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