Film review: Lucy
Effortlessly referencing films as disparate as Nymphomaniac, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Transcendence, although with a deliberate lack of seriousness,
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Day: August 7, 2014
Film review: Magic in the Moonlight
Woody Allen has a history of making his audience believe that the world he puts up onscreen is real, to
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Analyst: Erdogan presidential bid exploiting privileges of office
Hundreds of thousands of ruling AK party faithful attended Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s largest-yet presidential rally in Istanbul Sunday,
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New controversy engulfs South Stream pipeline project in Bulgaria – updated
Despite its protestations to the contrary, Bulgaria’s now-departed Plamen Oresharski administration appears to have nudged on the project to build
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Bulgaria signs EU funds agreement for 2014-2020 budget period
The European Commission said on August 7 that it has adopted the partnership agreement with Bulgaria on the use of
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Bulgaria’s Westinghouse nuclear deal irks socialist circles
Bulgaria’s former economy minister Dragomir Stoynev has been forced, once again, to defend the nuclear deal with US firm Westinghouse
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Putin orders import bans on products from sanctioning countries
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning or limiting imports of agricultural products from countries that have placed
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Protesters thwart Kyiv city government attempts to clear Maidan
Protesters are resisting the most serious attempt yet to clean up Maidan, or Independence Square, since the EuroMaidan revolution ended
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Hungarians in Romania launch bid for territorial autonomy
The Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania (UDMR), the sole party representing the Hungarian ethnic minority in the Romanian parliament,
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