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Day: January 16, 2015

Europe 

Across Europe, terror raids follow Paris attacks

January 16, 2015January 17, 2015 Selah Hennessy of VOANews

In cities across Europe, police are conducting raids and making arrests, striving to ease tensions that have risen exponentially since

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court to rule on extradition of French terror accused on January 20

January 16, 2015January 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The District Court in the Bulgarian town of Haskovo is to rule on January 20 on a request to extradite

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Business 

EU, euro zone annual inflation negative in December 2014 – Eurostat

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

European Union annual inflation was -0.1 per cent in December 2014, down from one per cent in December 2013, EU

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Business 

IT markets in EU’s CEE countries ‘are warmer than you think’

January 16, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At first glance, the IT markets of EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe appear to be as cool as the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reverses railway cutbacks

January 16, 2015January 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government is backtracking on plans to reduce state railways BDZ train services, transferring 40 million leva (about 20 million

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov handed easy draw in Australian Open

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov was drawn in Andy Murray’s section of the Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam of the year,

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Europe 

Turkey investigating paper over Charlie Hebdo cartoon

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a national newspaper for publishing extracts from the latest edition of the French

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Europe 

EU Parliament accuses Russia of ‘acts of terrorism’ in Ukraine

January 16, 2015 VOANews European Parliament, Russia, Ukraine

The European Parliament is accusing Russia of what it calls “acts of terrorism” in Ukraine. Meeting in Brussels, the European

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Perspectives 

Cheaper oil best weapon against Russia’s aggression

January 16, 2015 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

The strength of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime is a derivative of global oil prices — in other words, weak

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