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Month: January 2016

Europe 

Turkey’s economy sees fallout from terrorism, Russian sanctions

January 17, 2016January 17, 2016 VOANews Russia, Turkey

Terrorism and Russian sanctions have left Turkey’s already struggling economy bracing for the worst. Tourism seems sure to take hit,

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Sport 

Grigor Dimitrov defeated in Sydney final

January 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov was one point away from winning his fifth career title in Sydney, the final warm-up event before

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria former court chief gets suspended sentence in eavesdropping trial

January 15, 2016January 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Vladimira Yaneva, the former head of Sofia City Court, was handed a one-year suspended sentence, with a three-year probation period,

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Bulgaria 

‘Code orange’ snow warning for Bulgaria

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A code “orange” hazardous weather warning has been issued for eight districts in western and northern Bulgaria on January 16

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Europe 

Macedonian PM Gruevski submits resignation to parliament

January 15, 2016January 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski sent his resignation letter to the president of parliament, Trajko Veljanovski, as planned on January

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Bulgaria 

20M leva needed to repair Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia

January 15, 2016January 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Sofia

Twenty million leva (about 10.2 million euro) is needed for urgent repairs to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s landmark St Alexander

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Business 

Bulgaria, Romania have lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in EU – Eurostat

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria had the second-lowest tax-to-GDP ratio in the European Union in 2014, at 27.8 per cent, with Romania recording the

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Sport 

Dimitrov notches two wins in one day to reach Sydney final

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Grigor Dimitrov has reached his first final in more than a year after recording two wins in one day at

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Europe 

Macedonian PM Gruevski says he will resign on January 15 as planned

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski said in a televised address to the nation that he would resign on January 15

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