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Day: May 1, 2014

Perspectives 

European elections 2014: Bulgaria’s media sideshows

May 1, 2014May 7, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer editors pick, European elections 2014, Media

First, there is the number game, as always – the percentages in opinion polls, the counts of participants at election

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Leisure 

Film review: Divergent

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Post-apocalyptic Chicago is the setting for one of the most exciting first installments of a projected franchise in recent memory.

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Leisure 

Film review: Brick Mansions

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

In his last film role before his untimely death in January, Paul Walker starred as a police detective looking for

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Leisure 

May the fourth be with you!

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Perhaps you’ll wield a light saber or wear your hair in a bun. Perhaps you’ll go a little farther and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s dual refugees controversies: Rosovo and Human Rights Watch’s report

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Bulgaria’s government has promised an investigation into a nationally controversial incident in which villagers forced out three families of Syrian

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Europe 

IMF approves $17 billion loan package for Ukraine

May 1, 2014 VOANews IMF, Russia, Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund has approved a two-year, $17 billion aid program for cash-strapped Ukraine, as the Kyiv government struggles

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Europe 

Kyiv ousts Russian diplomat for espionage

May 1, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has declared Russia’s navy attaché in Kyiv persona non grata in connection with his “activities (that are)

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