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Day: February 8, 2016

Europe 

35 migrants drown off Turkish coast

February 8, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

At least 35 migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea on Monday trying to reach Greece from Turkey. Turkey’s coast guard

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Business 

Lukoil sells filling stations in Poland, Central Europe

February 8, 2016 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland, Russia

Russia’s privately-owned fuel giant Lukoil agreed to sell more than 230 filling stations located in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia to

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Business 

Investors give startup $3.8 million to develop pet-monitoring device

February 8, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Petcube Camera, a device developed by a new Ukrainian startup that allows pet owners to monitor and even play with

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Bulgaria 

EU Commissioner Georgieva drops out of unofficial race to be Bulgaria’s nominee for UN chief

February 8, 2016February 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Irina Bokova

Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, European Commission vice-president for the EU budget and human resources, appears to have dropped out of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian TV showman presents petition to Parliament calling for referendum on reforms

February 8, 2016February 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A petition purported to have more than 670 000 signatures calling for a national referendum on six questions related to

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Business 

Bulgaria reports increased exports to other EU countries, but trade balance still negative

February 8, 2016February 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries were 8.3 per cent higher in January to November 2015 than in January

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv closes schools for rest of week to counter spread of flu

February 8, 2016February 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Ivan Totev has announced that schools in Bulgaria’s second-largest city will be closed from February 9 2016 until

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Bulgaria 

Long queues of lorries as Greek farmers again blockade Bulgarian border checkpoint

February 8, 2016February 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

A 12km queue of lorries formed at the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint at the border between Bulgaria and Greece on February 8

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