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Day: November 16, 2014

Europe 

Romanian PM Ponta concedes presidential election – updated

November 16, 2014November 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta conceded defeat in the presidential run-off to his rival, Sibiu mayor Klaus Iohannis, late on November

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Sport 

Thirteen arrested after brawl at Levski – Partizan Belgrade basketball match

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Thirteen people were arrested after a fight in the stands between fans at a Levski Sofia – Partizan Belgrade basketball

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World 

ESA: Comet probe is ‘game changer’

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 VOANews final frontier

Hundreds of millions of kilometers from earth, a European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully landing on the icy, dusty

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors seek mayor of Bulgarian town after TV expose alleges abuse of office

November 16, 2014November 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) and prosecutors are looking for the mayor of Nedelino, Stoyan Beshirov, in connection

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Sport 

Klitschko knocks out Bulgaria’s Pulev to retain heavyweight title

November 16, 2014November 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Ukrainian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko retained the IBF title late on November 15, knocking out his Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President honours memory of victims of communism, role of Pope John Paul II in fighting totalitarianism

November 16, 2014November 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

At a series of ceremonies, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has paid tribute to the memory of the victims of communism

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Europe 

Putin under pressure at G20

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 VOANews Russia

The G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, has ended, capping a week of summits that saw several awkward encounters between U.S.

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Europe 

Ukraine: Yatsenyuk names his government candidates

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has named his candidates for the new government. The list of the candidates was published

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Europe 

Ukraine’s financial outlook is gloomy

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine is engulfed in a financial crisis. Without further Western aid, the Kyiv government will run out of money to

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