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Day: May 6, 2014

Europe 

Russian FM questions legitimacy of Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election

May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said it would be “quite unusual” to hold elections while the Ukrainian army is being “used

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Business 

Retail trade in Bulgaria strengthened again in March 2014 – Eurostat

May 6, 2014May 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in March 2014 was 5.8 per cent higher than in March 2013, according

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov wins Madrid opener

May 6, 2014May 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov won his first-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open late on May 5, defeating Pablo Carreno Busta in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Pernik shaken by 3.3 Richter scale earthquake

May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

An earthquake of 3.3 on the Richter scale shook the town of Pernik, about 33km from Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia,

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Europe 

Greek debt relief talks delayed as country is urged to maintain reform momentum

May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek hopes of debt relief talks starting imminently were knocked back on May 5 2014 as a Eurogroup meeting essentially

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Europe 

Fierce fighting in east Ukraine tests leadership in Kyiv

May 6, 2014 Brian Padden of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Government security forces faced fierce resistance Monday from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, while officials in Kyiv say the military

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Europe 

Heavy fighting reported in Ukraine’s Slovyansk, government sending special police to Odessa

May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian government forces fought gun battles Monday with pro-Russian milititants in the separatist-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, a day

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