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Day: October 22, 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2015: The battle for Sofia

October 22, 2015October 25, 2015 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2015, Sofia

In the mayoral election in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on October 25, the contest is arguably incumbent Yordanka Fandukova’s to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2015: The battle for Plovdiv

October 22, 2015October 24, 2015 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2015, Plovdiv

Voters in Plovdiv might be well advised to keep some time open on November 1 – conventional wisdom in Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2015: The battle for Varna

October 22, 2015October 23, 2015 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2015

In the Black Sea city of Varna, voters in Bulgaria’s mayoral and municipal elections on October 25 have a choice

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2015: The ‘battle’ for Bourgas

October 22, 2015October 23, 2015 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas, Bulgaria elections 2015

In mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas on October 25, the “battle” may be less over who

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Bulgaria 

Some Bulgarian cities to restrict sale of alcohol on October 25 election day

October 22, 2015October 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

In recent years, local authorities in Bulgaria have taken very different approaches to enforcing the legal ban on the sale

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Europe 

UN blasts Czechs over ‘degrading’ detention of migrants

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 VOANews Czech Republic

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is accusing the Czech Republic of detaining migrants and refugees in “degrading”

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Europe 

Queen Mary’s heart returns to the Romanian royal family

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The royal family will open its gates to the public for a very special occasion: Queen Mary of Romania symbolically

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Europe 

Turkey facing isolation in bid to designate Kurdish group as terrorists

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s National Security Council is increasing pressure on the Syrian Kurdish militia, the YPG, by stepping up its efforts to

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Leisure 

Film review: The Intern

October 22, 2015May 10, 2024 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

We all know what to expect with a Nancy Meyers movie. It will be a capably directed, usually New York

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