Hilton Sofia hosts ‘Around the World in a Day’ charity event
There was a large turnout on June 7 to take part in the Around the World in a Day, hosted
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Month: June 2015
Moody’s maintains Bulgaria’s rating at Baa2, outlook stable
Moody’s credit ratings agency has confirmed Bulgaria’s credit rating at Baa2 with a stable outlook, citing “supportive debt metrics that
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Varna sets up ‘task forces’ to follow up complaints about tourism business
The municipality of Varna on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has set up task forces made up of representatives of various state
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Turkish Kurds mourn blast victims as tensions rise ahead of vote
Tensions ratcheted up in Turkey Saturday as angry Kurdish protesters demanded a full investigation for apparent bomb blasts at a
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Pope in Sarajevo urges lasting peace
Pope Francis called on Bosnians to seek lasting ethnic and religious peace and harmony to overcome the deep divisions caused
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Anti-gay extremists violently break up gay pride march in Kyiv; several injured, many arrests
Protected by hundreds of police officers in Kyiv’s Obolon district, nearly 200 persons tried on June 6 to take part
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American dies, four injured in blast at Bulgaria’s VMZ Sopot ordnance plant
A person reported to be a US citizen died and four others, reportedly including an American and a Canadian, were injured
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Serbian leader wants to reduce Russian gas dependency
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic tells VOA that his country is ready to accept U.S. calls to reduce dependency on
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25 arrested for trying to violently break up gay rights march in Kyiv
Police reportedly arrested 25 anti-gay activists for trying to violently disrupt a gay rights march in Kyiv on June 6.
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