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Day: April 8, 2014

Europe 

Isolating Russia is proving to be no easy task

April 8, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

The revival of what appear to be Russian-orchestrated separatist movements in eastern Ukraine on April 6 has renewed interest in

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World 

Sun, Earth and Mars will align tonight

April 8, 2014 VOANews

Skywatchers, especially those with an interest in Mars, will have something to look forward to this evening as Mars, the

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copper and silver coins in a pile
Business 

IMF re-affirms Bulgaria economic growth forecast at 1.6%

April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees Bulgaria’s economy growing by 1.6 per cent this year, according to the latest estimates

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Bulgaria 

Anti-government ‘300’ protest planned for Sofia on April 9

April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

They may be shouting “resignation!” rather than “this is madness”, but Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters have picked a 300 theme for

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Leisure 

Hidden Orchestra concert appearance in Sofia cancelled after car crash in Serbia

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Scotland’s electronic jazz collective Hidden Orchestra’s participation in a concert scheduled for Sofia on April 9 2014 has been cancelled

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Bulgaria People 

Bulgarian President, Duke of Kent attend World War 1 commemoration at Sofia Cemetery

April 8, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, attended an April 8 2014 First World War Centenary Commemoration

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Business 

EU challenges Russia’s pork imports ban in WTO

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Russia

The European Commission said on April 8 that it will challenge Russia’s ban on pork imports, imposed earlier this year,

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Europe 

EU court scraps data retention directive

April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled to declare the 2006 EU directive that authorised bulk collection of telecommunications

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Europe 

Tensions high on Ukraine’s border with Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

When on April 6 activists of the EuroMaidan Revolution came with Ukrainian flags and flowers from Odessa to Kuchurgan village

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