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Day: November 5, 2014

Europe 

Ukraine stops funding for rebel-held regions

November 5, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine on Wednesday announced it will halt government funding to those areas of its eastern regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists.

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Bulgaria 

German embassy to mark fall of Berlin Wall with ‘run to freedom’ in Sofia and Varna

November 5, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The German embassy in Bulgaria is one of 80 German embassies and consulates-general worldwide inviting participants to mark the anniversary

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Europe 

8000 glowing orbs will trace the former route of the Berlin Wall

November 5, 2014 Matthew Hilburn of VOANews

Walking the streets of Berlin today, it’s easy to forget the Berlin Wall once sliced the city in two, effectively

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Bulgaria 

Deal on coalition government for Bulgaria achieved, negotiators say

November 5, 2014November 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria is set for a coalition government made up of Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the Reformist Bloc, with the support

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Bulgaria 

Survey of Bulgarian journalists says media under political pressure – report

November 5, 2014November 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

More than half of the journalists in an anonymous survey carried out by Konrad Adenauer and Reporter foundations, the findings

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s centre-right coalition partners in talks to rewrite programme to bring nationalists, socialists on board

November 5, 2014November 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB and Reformist Bloc moved swiftly on November 5 to negotiate with the nationalist Patriotic Front and minority

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet decrees special five-day holiday for New Year 2015

November 5, 2014November 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has decreed a special public holiday period around New Year 2015, for which it also declared special

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Business 

Telenor to launch iPhone 6 in Bulgaria on November 7

November 5, 2014November 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s second-largest carrier Telenor said on November 5 that it would start selling the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President hands mandate to Borissov to try to form a government

November 5, 2014November 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

At a formal ceremony at the Presidency in Sofia on November 5, President Rossen Plevneliev handed GERB party leader Boiko

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