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Month: August 2015

Europe World 

Turkey remands Western reporting crew to custody

August 31, 2015 VOANews Turkey

A court in southeastern Turkey has ordered two British journalists and their translator remanded to custody, ahead of an eventual

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Sport 

Dimitrov powers through in US Open first round

August 31, 2015September 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov made short work of Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden in the first round of the US Open on

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Europe 

One dead, dozens wounded as Ukraine protest turns violent

August 31, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Ukraine

In Ukraine, at least one National Guardsman has been killed and at least 50 more people injured in clashes outside

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Budget surplus at 789.4M leva in January-July 2015

August 31, 2015September 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus in the first seven months of 2015 came in at 789.4

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Europe 

Riot police severely wounded in grenade attack outside Ukraine’s parliament

August 31, 2015 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Several riot police were badly wounded on Aug. 31 when an explosive device was thrown at them from among a

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Business 

Bulgarian consumer protection inspectors shut down Black Sea dining, entertainment places

August 31, 2015September 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Inspectors from Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission this summer have ordered 30 establishments closed down, 15 of them at the Black

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Europe 

Refugee crisis in Macedonia continues

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Large numbers of refugees from the Middle East are continuing to come into Macedonia. According to the Ministry of Interior, last

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Europe 

IMF changing tack on Greece

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 Deutsche Welle

With loans totaling approximately $25 billion, Greece is currently the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most important customer. “The IMF has

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Europe 

Ukraine cancels upcoming local polls near combat zone

August 31, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Election officials in Ukraine have canceled upcoming local polls in parts of two rebel-controlled regions near the Russian border, after

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