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Day: August 11, 2015

Europe World 

Turkish tourism hit by security concerns

August 11, 2015 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Turkey is known as a popular destination for tourists. But more and more visitors are concerned about the escalation in

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Europe 

Truce faltering as eastern Ukraine fighting spikes

August 11, 2015 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Intense clashes this week between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels are jeopardizing a fragile peace agreement and renewing concerns of

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Europe 

MH17 probe yields possible parts of Russian missile

August 11, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Investigators probing last year’s downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine have found fragments that may have come

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Bulgaria 

Twenty-seven people in Bulgaria’s Rila area infected with brucellosis

August 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A further five people in the town of Rila in Bulgaria had been found to be infected with brucellosis, bringing

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Europe 

Officials: Greece, creditors reach bailout agreement

August 11, 2015 VOANews Greece

Greek officials said Tuesday the government reached an agreement with international creditors on terms for a new bailout. Several details

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry in new agreement on blocking internet sites depicting child sexual abuse

August 11, 2015August 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said on August 11 that it had signed an agreement with another company on filtering out internet

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Bulgaria 

EC grants Bulgaria 73M euro for border security, managing migration

August 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

The European Commission has granted Bulgaria nearly 73 million euro for the security of the country’s borders and strengthening of

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Europe 

Russia’s destruction of banned Western food sparks outrage

August 11, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The Russian government is moving ahead with the mass destruction of Western food imports banned under sanctions imposed by the

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Europe 

Poland launches power restriction due to heat wave

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

As of Monday morning Poland is under a Level 20 power restriction from 10:00 to 17:00, limiting power consumption by

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