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Day: March 16, 2014

Europe 

Name dispute to dominate Macedonian election campaigns

March 16, 2014March 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The name dispute will be the main topic which will dominate the presidential and early parliamentary elections in Macedonia. The

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Europe 

Prague street art points to anti-Russia sentiment

March 16, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine

The Russians are coming. Or rather, they may be looking to expand, and their recent actions in Ukraine don’t sit

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Europe 

Russian troops invade Kherson Oblast, Ukrainians declare right to fight back

March 16, 2014March 17, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Several Russian military helicopters landed on March 15 in southern Kherson Oblast near Kremlin-occupied Crimea, bringing dozens of commandoes and

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Europe 

Voting in Crimean referendum starts even as Ukraine government declares it illegitimate

March 16, 2014March 17, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Balloting began at 8am on March 16 2014 in a Crimean referendum that asks peninsula voters whether they want to

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Europe 

Russia vetoes Crimea resolution, China abstains

March 16, 2014March 16, 2014 Margaret Besheer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia deployed its veto at the U.N. Security Council Saturday, blocking a resolution condemning the referendum slated for Sunday in

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Europe 

Turmoil in Ukraine brings ammunition to Hungary’s election campaign

March 16, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary, Ukraine

Over the past few weeks, the political upheaval in Ukraine has directed Hungary’s attention toward Kyiv and increasingly toward the

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Europe 

Slovakian presidential elections: Fico to face Kisko in run-off

March 16, 2014March 17, 2014 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The result of the first round of the presidential elections did not bring many surprises. Robert Fico, prime minister and

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IT predictions: ‘Third Platform with us now and here to stay’

March 16, 2014March 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Worldwide IT spending will reach $2.14 trillion in 2014, about 5.1 per cent higher than in 2013 and almost one

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