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Day: December 19, 2016

Europe 

Truck drives into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, nine dead, several injured

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle

Police confirm at least nine people have been killed. The incident is being treated as an attack. No arrests have

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Europe 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev condemns murder of Russian ambassador to Turkey

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Turkey

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev strongly condemns the terrorist attack and murder of the Russian ambassador in Ankara, Andrey Karlov, the

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Europe 

Russian ambassador to Turkey killed in shooting

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 VOANews Russia, Turkey

The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot and killed in the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman

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Europe 

Russian ambassador to Turkey seriously wounded in gun attack

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Russia, Turkey

Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov has been shot at an art gallery in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Local news reports indicate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Hitrino gas blast train was travelling at 78 km/h in 40km/h zone – prosecutors

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The gas tank transport train that was the centre of a fatal explosion in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino on

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Bulgaria 

Negotiations among Bulgarian coalition partners heighten possibility of new government

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Negotiations on December 19 among Bulgaria’s GERB party, the Reformist Bloc and Patriotic Front appeared to put the country a

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Europe 

Polish president seeks to end standoff over new press rules

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 VOANews Poland

Polish President Andrzej Duda sat down with opposition party leaders Sunday to try to resolve a political crisis that has

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Business 

Ukrainian government nationalises PrivatBank, guarantees deposits

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

The Ukrainian government acquired 100 per cent of the shares of PrivatBank, after the Cabinet of Ministers approved a request

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