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Month: January 2016

Bulgaria 

Prosecutors lodge case against Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov over liquor store incident

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office had lodged in Sofia City Court indictments against Ataka party leader Volen Siderov and Ataka MP

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Sport 

Dimitrov digs deep to win Australian Open first-round match

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Grigor Dimitrov got little rest after reaching the final of the Apia International in Sydney last week and was back

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Bulgaria 

Severe situation in northern Bulgaria because of snow, strong winds

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Strong winds in northern Bulgaria, causing blizzards and snow drifts, hampered traffic in northern Bulgaria on January 18, with many

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Europe 

S&P cuts Poland’s rating citing country’s government’s radical measures

January 18, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland suffered a foreign-currency rating downgrade to BBB+ from A-, with outlook downgraded to negative from positive as recent measures

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Bulgaria 

Head of Bulgaria’s Antarctic expedition evacuated after falling ill

January 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The head of Bulgaria’s 24th Antarctic expedition, Professor Hristo Pimpirev, was evacuated from the Bulgarian base after falling ill, Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Heavy snow, rain leave more than 450 000 in Bulgaria without electricity, cause road closures

January 17, 2016January 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Snowfall measuring up to a reported 40cm in northern Bulgaria and heavy rainfall cut off electricity to more than 450

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Bulgaria 

Heavy snow in Bulgaria causes hazardous weather warnings, traffic restrictions, powercuts in villages

January 17, 2016January 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy snowfall in Bulgaria on January 17 led to code red and code orange hazardous weather warning in many parts

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Europe 

EU calls for ‘political solutions’ in dealing with migrant crisis

January 17, 2016January 29, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Serbia

The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management has called for “political solutions” in dealing with “the root causes”

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Europe 

Dozens of migrants stopped at Romania’s border with Serbia

January 17, 2016January 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Romania, Serbia

Romanian border police caught a group of 60 migrants who were trying to enter the country illegaly from Serbia on

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