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Day: August 18, 2015

Europe World 

IS threatens Turkey, calls Erdogan ‘traitor’

August 18, 2015 VOANews Turkey

A new Islamic State video is taking aim at Turkey, issuing a call to arms to “conquer Istanbul.” The undated

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s insolvent bank CCB lists creditors

August 18, 2015August 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bankruptcy receivers at Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), which was declared insolvent by a court ruling earlier this year, published

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Bulgaria 

Mayor of Varna bans alcohol in public places in move against ‘alcohol tourism’

August 18, 2015August 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

The mayor of Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna, Ivan Portnih, has issued a ban on alcohol in public places

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Bulgaria 

US heavy military equipment bound for Bulgaria in training exercise

August 18, 2015August 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

US Marines now have tanks, artillery, and light-armored reconnaissance vehicles in Europe to support Nato allies and international partner countries,

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Bulgaria 

Controversial head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum rejects petition to resign

August 18, 2015August 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The director of Bulgaria’s National History Museum, Bozhidar Dimitrov, has rejected a public petition demanding his retirement by lashing out

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Europe World 

US pulling Patriot missiles from Turkey

August 18, 2015 Carla Babb of VOANews Turkey

The United States will remove its Patriot missile defense force out of Turkey when the agreement to station them there

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Europe 

Putin visits Crimea, slams Ukrainian government

August 18, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

On August 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a three-day visit to Crimea aimed at developing the annexed Black Sea

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