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Day: December 26, 2014

Europe 

USS Donald Cook to enter Black Sea

December 26, 2014January 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook was to enter the Black Sea on December 26 2014 “to

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Europe 

Ukraine cuts power, cancels trains to Crimea

December 26, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine cut power and cancelled trains to Crimea on December 26 2014, operator companies said in their statements. The peninsula

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Bulgaria 

Mestan: Unless Patriotic Front thrown out, Bulgaria will have early elections in 2015

December 26, 2014January 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Lyutvi Mestan

Lyutvi Mestan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), said on December 26 that unless the nationalist Patriotic

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Bulgaria 

2014 ‘Bulgarian Christmas’ charity campaign in aid of ill children has raised 1.5M leva

December 26, 2014January 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Christmas (Българската Коледа) charity campaign, which raises funds annually to assist seriously ill children, has raised close to

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World 

Radio Free Europe bureau raided by Azerbaijan authorities

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014 VOANews

State prosecutors in Azerbaijan have raided the offices of a U.S.-government funded media outlet, saying they have a court order

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Europe 

Ukraine peace talks break down

December 26, 2014January 1, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian officials and pro-Russian rebels will not be meeting in Belarus’ capital Minsk for a round of peace talks scheduled

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Europe 

Israel: large increase in Jewish immigrants from Ukraine

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

About 230 Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, including dozens of families fleeing the fighting in eastern Ukraine, arrived in Israel this

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Europe 

Russians head into holiday facing economic malaise

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014 VOANews Russia

Russian preparations for the New Year holiday are clouded by economic recession and a tumbling currency, the ruble. Nonetheless, people

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Leisure 

Film review: Exodus: Gods and Kings

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post editors pick

The holiday season always seems to be a good time for a rollicking Bible epic. The genre offers something for

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