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Day: September 23, 2014

Europe 

Ukraine rebels begin pullback of heavy artillery

September 23, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine say they have started to withdraw their heavy artillery from front-line positions, as required by

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Europe 

Donetsk airport remains epicentre of fighting despite cease-fire

September 23, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Thick plumes of black smoke are rising over the Donetsk airport, controlled by the Ukrainian forces. It’s been burning for

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Europe 

Ukraine’s Hryvnia’s all-time low reflects population’s panic

September 23, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s battered currency, the hrvynia, hit a new all-time low. The fear is that a population panicked by a year

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports pre-trial proceedings for vote-buying

September 23, 2014September 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Bulgarian authorities have started 11 pre-trial proceedings in connection with alleged vote-buying ahead of the country’s October 5 early parliamentary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court rejects request to suspend central bank deputy governor

September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia Court of Appeals ruled on September 23 against the prosecutor’s office request to suspend Tsvetan Gounev, the deputy governor

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian elections 2014: Poll sees strong GERB victory, 7 parties in Parliament

September 23, 2014September 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Just less than two weeks before Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections, a poll by the Exacta Research Group

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Bulgaria 

Festival of Religions to be held in Sofia on September 28

September 23, 2014September 29, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Representatives of various religious faiths – Jewish, Christian and Muslim – are to take part in a Festival of Religions

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria hit by first snow on September 23

September 23, 2014September 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The cold weather front over Bulgaria brought the first snowfall in the country on September 23, in the high-altitude areas

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s election commission denies there are unlawful polling stations in Turkey

September 23, 2014September 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014, Turkey

In the latest twist in the controversy about polling stations in Turkey planned for Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary

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