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Month: January 2014

Europe 

US firm San Leon excited about shale gas flow testing at Poland’s Lewino well

January 24, 2014 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Oil and gas exploration firm San Leon Energy could likely prove commercial flows from its Lewino-1G2 well in the Baltic

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Europe 

Ukrainian opposition leaders voice optimism as crisis talks end

January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukrainian opposition leaders emerged late Thursday from crisis talks with President Viktor Yanukovych, saying an opportunity exists to end weeks

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Leisure 

Marc Quinn exhibition at Modern Art Gallery Sofia extended

January 23, 2014January 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The Marc Quinn exhibition, Internal Labyrinth, at the Modern Art Gallery Sofia has been extended until the end of January

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Leisure 

Film review: Dallas Buyers Club

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

How do you know you have HIV or AIDS? Or rather, why would you even entertain the possibility and think

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Leisure 

Film review: The Legend of Hercules

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

If only The Legend of Hercules flexed its muscles as much as its main character, maybe everything would have been

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Europe 

Romania’s interior minister resigns amid public pressure over aircraft crash

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian interior minister Radu Stroe resigned on January 23 2014 amid public and political pressure sparked by a belated intervention

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians hold ‘Support Free Ukraine’ protest at Kyiv’s embassy in Sofia

January 23, 2014January 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Several hundred Bulgarians attended a “Support Free Ukraine” demonstration outside the Ukrainian embassy in Sofia on January 23 2014, in

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Bulgaria 

NGOs slam ‘dangerous shift’ in drug policy in Bulgaria’s proposed Penal Code

January 23, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s much-criticised draft Penal Code, rushed through Cabinet approval on January 15 while still yet to be re-edited and publicly

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Bulgaria 

EC takes Bulgaria to court over illegal landfills

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 23 that it is taking Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice over the

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