Ukraine rebels begin pullback of heavy artillery
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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Day: September 23, 2014
Donetsk airport remains epicentre of fighting despite cease-fire
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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Ukraine’s Hryvnia’s all-time low reflects population’s panic
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 reports pre-trial proceedings for vote-buying
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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Bulgarian court rejects request to suspend central bank deputy governor
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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Bulgarian elections 2014: Poll sees strong GERB victory, 7 parties in Parliament
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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Festival of Religions to be held in Sofia on September 28
Representatives of various religious faiths – Jewish, Christian and Muslim – are to take part in a Festival of Religions
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Bulgaria hit by first snow on September 23
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’s election commission denies there are unlawful polling stations in 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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