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Month: September 2014

Leisure 

Film review: Nymphomaniac: Volumes I and II (director’s cut)

September 25, 2014September 30, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The long-awaited director’s cut of Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac has everything audiences were promised at the outset but didn’t get

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Leisure 

Film review: I Origins

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

I Origins asks a question most people have asked themselves at some point in their lives: When is a coincidence

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SJC fails to elect new high court chief

September 25, 2014September 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Buglaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) failed to elect, on September 25, the new head of the Supreme Court of Cassation

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Bulgaria 

EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over CCB deposits delay

September 25, 2014September 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, European Commission

The European Commission has formally launched infringement proceedings against Bulgaria for its failure to correctly transpose sections of the Deposit

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Ukrainian foreign ministers discuss gas supply prospects

September 25, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Ukraine

There will be no problem in gas transit to third countries including Bulgaria during the coming winter unless Russia lowers

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria detected 12 people suspected of links to extremist groups in Iraq – refugee agency

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

Bulgaria had detected 12 people who were suspected of belonging to extremist organisations in Iraq, State Agency for Refugees head

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Europe 

Poland launches major military exercise with international allies

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Poland launched on September 24 2014 the largest ever exercise of the Polish Armed Forces, “Anaconda”, involving 12 500 soldiers, including

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Europe 

Russia’s food sanctions: Boon for some, bust for others

September 25, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia retaliated against Western sanctions imposed for its actions in Ukraine by halting food imports from the West. The temporary

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river boat near Kremlin buildings in Russia's capital city Moscow
World 

World Bank: Russian economy nears ‘stagnation’

September 25, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s economic growth is slow and may stagnate over the next two years, according to a World Bank study published

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