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Month: May 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 20

May 20, 2014May 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

Money is the fuel on which election campaigns are run, and in Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections, there appear to be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria calls for calm as Danube water levels rise

May 20, 2014May 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

While it is expected that the Bulgarian section of the Danube River will rise to critical levels in coming days,

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Europe 

UN humanitarian chief Amos rallies support for flood-hit Balkan countries

May 20, 2014May 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia

Deeply concerned by the devastating floods in the Balkans – days of rainfall have reportedly submerged entire villages and triggered

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Europe 

International police operation against cyber-criminals in 16 countries

May 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

An international police operation against cyber-criminals in 16 countries in Europe and America involved in BlackShades malware has been carried

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Europe 

Ukraine standoff has worldwide implications

May 19, 2014 Al Pessin of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The continuing East-West standoff over Ukraine is being watched closely elsewhere in Europe and around the world, where the United

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Europe 

Ukraine official: 32 victims of Odessa violence possibly poisoned

May 19, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

A top Ukrainian Interior Ministry official said Monday that 32 pro-Russian protesters who perished in the Odessa trade union building

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian referendum committee targets late October for plebiscite

May 19, 2014May 21, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s initiative committee in support of an electoral rules referendum is targeting late October as the most likely date for

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Bulgaria 

In a blur in HD: Bulgaria’s European Parliament election campaign videos

May 19, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European elections 2014

There was the sight of Kalfin in a kayak, of Viktor Papazov tending to his beekeeping and, of course, the

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Leisure 

What’s On: Argentinian guitar star Dominic Miller at Sofia Live Club on May 20

May 19, 2014May 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Argentinian guitarist Dominic Miller – famed for, among other things, co-authoring Sting’s Shape of My Heart – brings his Ad

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