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Day: November 4, 2016

Bulgaria World 

November and December 2016 will see ‘Supermoons’

November 4, 2016November 5, 2016 VOANews

Sky gazers have a special treat to look for later this month when a “supermoon” lights up the heavens. According

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Europe 

Refugees forced to depend on human smugglers: study

November 4, 2016November 5, 2016 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis

A study by the funded in part by the UK government found that European migration policies, by their focus on

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Europe 

Pregnant women, children among the victims in latest Mediterranean tragedy – UNICEF

November 4, 2016November 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

A number of children and pregnant women were among the 240 people reported to have drowned off the coast of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Daily roundup, November 4

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

On the final day of Bulgaria’s official month-long election campaign period ahead of the November 2016 presidential elections, a question

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Tsacheva 27.9%, Radev 22.4% – Exacta Research Group

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

With two days to go to Bulgaria’s presidential elections, Exacta Research Group said that its latest poll showed GERB candidate

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Perspectives 

The Invisible Bulgarian President

November 4, 2016 Patrick Brigham

Recently listening to an interesting podcast discussion, by Clive Leviev-Sawyer and Lance Nelson – concerning the forthcoming Bulgarian presidential election

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Business 

Bulgarian consumer confidence largely unchanged in October – poll

November 4, 2016November 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Consumer confidence among Bulgarians in October was largely unchanged since the previous poll in July, the National Statistical Institute (NSI)

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Bulgaria Videos 

Bulgaria Now podcast: The long arm of the law, a fistful of euro, and fingerprints too

November 4, 2016November 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, podcast, podcasts

This week, two years to the day that Bulgarian law enforcement swooped on customs officers at the Lesovo border checkpoint

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Europe 

Dedication ceremony held for new Halom Jewish Community Centre in Kyiv

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

An official dedication ceremony has been held for the Halom Jewish Community Centre (JCC) in Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv. The

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