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Month: January 2015

Europe 

Anti-austerity leftists winning Greek election

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 VOANews Greece

Greece’s anti-austerity Syriza party and its leader Alexis Tsipras appear headed to a decisive national election victory, in a vote

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Europe 

Polish President: Auschwitz tribute should not be politicised

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Polish President Bronisław Komorowski has said that the anniversary commemorations of the liberation of the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government intervenes over double electricity bills in Varna area

January 25, 2015January 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Varna

Bulgaria’s energy ministry and electricity distribution company Energo-Pro have agreed that clients of the company will get extra time to

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Europe 

Poroshenko: Russia is responsible for Mariupol killings

January 25, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine has convincing evidence that Russia is behind the January 24 shelling in Mariupol that killed 30 people, President Petro

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Europe 

Exit polls in Greek election: Syriza gets 37%

January 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Exit polls soon after voting ended in Greece’s January 25 snap election saw anti-austerity party Syriza having got 37 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to attend Holocaust commemorations in Czech Republic and Auschwitz

January 25, 2015January 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is to attend Holocaust commemorative ceremonies on January 27 in the Czech capital Prague and at

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Sport 

Dimitrov ousted by Murray at Australian Open

January 25, 2015January 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov lost against Andy Murray in the fourth round of the Australian Open 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 5-7 on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian military to provide logistical support for securing border with Turkey – Defence Minister

January 25, 2015January 25, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The Bulgarian military will provide logistical support for securing the border with Turkey in the face of an expected increase

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Europe 

The polls opened for 10 million Greek voters

January 25, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Since 7am on the morning of January 25, nearly 10 million Greek voters have started going to the polls to elect a

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