Two dead as storms, heavy rain hit parts of Bulgaria
A man died after being hit by a falling tree in Plovdiv and another was killed when lightning set his
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Day: August 20, 2015
Greek PM Tsipras resigns to open way for early elections on September 20
Greece’s prime minister Alexis Tsipras announced his Syriza government’s resignation on August 20, about seven months since taking office on
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Greece PM Tsipras set to resign, call snap election
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was expected to announce early elections in an effort to quell rebellion within his party.
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Film review: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Films in the 1960s has a certain glamour this is missing now — then-exotic locations, designer gowns, and fancy rooms.
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Film review: The Gift
We’ve all run into people from the past whom we wish would stay in the past. Promises to call and
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Macedonia bars migrants entering across Greek border
More than 4000 refugees have blocked the railway from Thessaloniki to Skopje at the border between Greece and Macedonia. Because
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Slovakia ‘will only accept Christian refugees’
Slovakia has said it will only accept Christian refugees under an EU relocation scheme. The country, due to receive 200
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Greece makes payment to European Central Bank
Greece has repaid $3.5 billion to the European Central Bank, with not a day to spare before the deadline expires.
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Bulgaria declares ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning in 10 regions over rain, thunderstorms
A “Code Orange” dangerous weather warning was issued for August 20 in 10 regions in northern, central and southern Bulgaria
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