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Day: January 29, 2015

Leisure 

Film review: The Imitation Game

January 29, 2015May 10, 2024 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

During World War 2, Alan Turing built a computer, and in so doing, he saved Western civilization from the encroaching

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Leisure 

Julio Iglesias to perform at Sofia’s Arena Armeec in May 2015

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Popular veteran Spanish singer Julio Iglesias is to perform in Bulgarian capital city Sofia on May 26 2015 as part

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SJC elects Lozan Panov as high court chief

January 29, 2015February 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) elected Lozan Panov as the new head of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) on

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Bulgaria 

Court acquits former Bulgaria interior minister on eavesdropping charges

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Sofia City Court ruled on January 29 to find Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who was interior minister in Boiko Borissov’s first government

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria central banker nominates new bank supervision chief

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov nominated Dimitar Kostov, currently deputy governor in charge of the BNB banking department,

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Bulgaria 

Most Bulgarians want current government to serve full term in office – poll

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarians may hardly be gushing with affection for Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s current government but at least more than 60

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Bulgaria 

German and Bulgarian police arrest alleged people smugglers

January 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

German, Bulgarian and Dutch law enforcement authorities have arrested five alleged members of a pan-European criminal network dealing in illegal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court repeals drugs law amendments

January 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on January 29 to repeal the key provision of the amended law on medicines, passed by

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Business 

Bulgaria business climate rebounds in January 2015

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s overall business climate indicator, measured by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), recorded a strong rise in the first month

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