130 000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey as IS nears border
More than 130,000 refugees have flooded into Turkey from Syria in the past few days, as the jihadist group Islamic
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Month: September 2014
Only a tiny fraction of refugees in Bulgaria have found jobs
Of 4600 refugees in Bulgaria, just 19 have found jobs, going by official figures. In the past four months, the
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New 10 euro banknote goes into circulation on September 23
A new 10 euro banknote that the European Central Bank (ECB) says will have several enhanced security features as well
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Sofia mayor Fandukova to receive German Federal Cross of Merit
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova is to receive the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, first class, for
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Leading Bulgarian translator of English literature dies at 86
Zheni Bozhilova, translator of more than 60 novels and several collections of short stories from English into Bulgarian, has died
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Refugee children barred from Bulgarian village still not placed in school
The case of the refugee children barred access to the school in the Bulgarian village of Kalishte continues, with the
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The Caryatids of Greece’s Amphipolis are revealed
Since archaeologists in Amphipolis have unearthed the Caryatids, the great art had caused excitement. Now, however, the greatness of the
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NOAA: Earth was its warmest ever from June to August 2014
New data shows the Earth recorded its warmest-ever temperature for the June-to-August period of 2014. The U.S. National Oceanic and
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Another former State Security agent withdraws as candidate in Bulgaria’s elections
A candidate MP in Bulgaria’s October parliamentary elections has withdrawn after being identified as a former agent of the country’s
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