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Turkey questions historical treaty defining regional borders

October 13, 2016 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

A dispute continues to deepen between Ankara and Baghdad over the presence of Turkish soldiers near the Iraqi city of

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Ruling party leads in Georgia’s parliamentary elections

October 9, 2016 VOANews Georgia

The ruling Georgian Dream party was leading in Saturday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results from two rival exit polls,

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Romania, France to conduct live fire Black Sea naval exercise on October 10

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

An air and navy live fire exercise is scheduled for October 10 in the Black Sea, to be staged by five

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World Bank sees services sector reform as key to EU growth

October 6, 2016October 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

After the deep recession caused by the global financial crisis and the slow recovery in the aftermath of it, the

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Greece to begin schooling migrant children

October 6, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Children of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece will begin attending Greek schools next week. Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis

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Polish parliamentary committee rejects controversial abortion bill

October 6, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish parliament’s justice and human rights committee Wednesday rejected the citizen-initiated draft bill envisaging a total abortion, which brought about

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Greek PM Tsipras: Gloomy economic forecasts proved wrong

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Tuesday that gloomy predictions about the future of the Greek economy are being proved

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Women in Poland strike to protest proposal for abortion ban

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 VOANews Poland

Polish women donned black, waved black flags and took to Poland’s streets on Monday, boycotting their jobs and classes as

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Hungarians overwhelmingly rejected EU migrant quotas

October 3, 2016 VOANews Hungary

Hungarians overwhelmingly rejected the European Union migrant quotas for their country at a referendum Sunday called by Prime Minister Viktor

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