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Month: May 2015

Europe 

Thousands rally in Macedonia for PM resignation

May 17, 2015May 19, 2015 VOANews Macedonia

Thousands of Macedonians rallied in the capital Skopje on Sunday, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski as

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People 

Fostering a healthy attitude to sleep

May 17, 2015May 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sofia Science Festival

The 13-year-old girl was alone among the group of teenagers that Russell Foster was asking about their sleeping habits in

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People 

Richard Dawkins, on brains and brainwashing

May 17, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

If you are not particularly gifted at mathematics but hope that evolution may help out your distant descendants, Richard Dawkins

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Perspectives 

The price of coexistence between the EU and Russia

May 17, 2015May 10, 2024 Piotr Buras of the European Council on Foreign Relations Russia

If the main flaw of the European security order after 1989 was that it was unsuited to incorporating Russia in

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Europe 

Sunday’s protest will be massive, says opposition leader in Macedonia

May 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The leader of the opposition in Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, said on May 16 that Sunday’s protest will be massive and he

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Bulgaria 

Verbal clashes at pro-GMO presentation at Sofia Science Festival

May 16, 2015May 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Science Festival

Question time following Irish scientist Padraic Flood’s presentation entitled “Why we need GMOs” saw raised voices as he came under

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Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-March was 317.3M euro

May 15, 2015May 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of the year stood at 317.3 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival braces for big weekend

May 15, 2015May 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Science Festival

Demand is huge for tickets to events at the 2015 Sofia Science Festival with the weekend expected to see large

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Europe 

Greece ups effort to reach agreement with creditors

May 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek government is intensifying its efforts to reach an agreement with the country’s creditors through a series of concessions

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