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Day: August 30, 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government aircraft carrying PM makes emergency landing at Varna Airport

August 30, 2015September 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

A Bulgarian government Falcon aircraft with Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on board made an emergency landing on the evening of

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Europe 

Fifth suspect detained over Austria migrant deaths

August 30, 2015September 1, 2015 Deutsche Welle

Police in Hungary announced on Sunday they had arrested a fifth suspect, a Bulgarian citizen, in connection with last week’s

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Europe 

EU calls for special meeting on migrant crisis

August 30, 2015September 1, 2015 VOANews

The interior ministers of Britain, France and Germany have called for a special meeting of European Union interior and justice

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Europe 

Crunch time as migrant crisis worsens

August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 The Budapest Times Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has convened a session of the national security cabinet by the evening of September 1 2015

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Europe 

Turkey’s president approves interim cabinet

August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved an interim government that will give a pro-Kurdish party cabinet posts for the

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: Night of Museums and Galleries in Plovdiv, September 11 and 12 2015

August 30, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The annual Night of Museums of Galleries is being held for the 11th time in Plovdiv on September 11 and

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: TheatAir international puppet theatre festival in Plovdiv, September 3 to 6

August 30, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A diverse range of Bulgarian and foreign acts will participate in the TheatAir international puppet theatre in Plovdiv from September

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Leisure 

Film review: Hitman: Agent 47

August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post

Videogames work because they are interactive, giving the player puzzles to solve or tasks to accomplish to get to the

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