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Day: March 23, 2014

World 

Israel shuts all embassies because of foreign ministry general strike

March 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

A general strike has led to the shutting of all of Israel’s embassies worldwide, a notice on the website of

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Perspectives 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit’s first ‘year of change’

March 23, 2014March 26, 2014 Momchil Metodiev Bulgarian Orthodox Church, editors pick

With the election of the Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Bishop Naum, as the new

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World 

Turkey leader defiant over Twitter ban

March 23, 2014March 23, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected accusations of intolerance following his decision to ban Twitter. At a campaign

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Europe 

Demonstrators stage Ukrainian unity rally in Kyiv

March 23, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian protesters are gathered in Kyiv’s Independence Square calling for unity, a day after Russian forces seized the last major

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Bulgaria 

Protests in three Bulgarian cities against plan to build in Karadere nature area

March 23, 2014March 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

With chants of “keep your filthy hands off Karadere”, well more than 1000 protesters marched in Sofia on March 23

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Europe 

Hungarian elections: Right right out in front as left left standing

March 23, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

The ruling centre-right Fidesz party has a good chance of winning a second consecutive two-thirds majority at the parliamentary election

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Europe 

With Ukraine base seizures, Russia moves to consolidate control of Crimea

March 23, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian soldiers and militiamen stormed a Ukrainian air force base in Crimea on Saturday, firing shots and smashing through gates

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World 

Syrian military jet shot down by Turkish F-16

March 23, 2014March 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

A Syrian fighter jet was shot down at the border with Turkey, over the border crossing of Kasab, between the

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Bulgaria 

Bishop Naum elected as new Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Rousse

March 23, 2014March 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Rousse

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, on March 23 2014 elected Bishop Naum of Stob as the

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