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Day: June 12, 2015

Leisure 

What’s On: Voinegovtsi Wrong Fest, June 20-21

June 12, 2015June 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

With the summer solstice just around the corner, The Voinegovtsi Wrong Fest is gearing up for its third edition this

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Leisure Videos 

Coining a new meaning of ‘router’: podcast

June 12, 2015June 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff podcasts

The courier coin caper at Sofia Airport – in which customs officials intercepted an attempt at smuggling precious ancient coinage

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Bulgaria 

Leader of Russophile group quits Bulgarian Socialist Party over Ukraine

June 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russophile group leader, former MP and long-standing publisher of Bulgarian Socialist Party mouthpiece Duma newspaper Nikolai Malinov has quit the

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Europe 

Romanian government survives motion of no confidence

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romania’s government survived a motion of no confidence on June 12, as most MPs from the ruling coalition did not

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Europe 

Moldovan PM resigns amid investigation of document fraud

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Moldova’s prime minister Chiril Gaburici resigned on June 12 after less than four months on the job, threatening to trigger

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport customs officers foil attempt to smuggle out ancient coins in routers

June 12, 2015June 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Customs officers at Sofia Airport blocked an attempt to smuggle 82 silver coins believed to date from the time of

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Bulgaria 

Archaeologists in Plovdiv uncover early Christian mosaics at Great Basilica site

June 12, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the site of the Great Basilica, the largest early Christian church found in Bulgaria – believed to

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Europe World 

Turkey’s AKP party struggles to mend internal rift

June 12, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

In the wake of its worst-ever electoral setback, Turkey’s former ruling party, the AKP, faces a protracted analysis of what

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