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Ukrainian billionaire Pinchuk gave Trump $150 000 for 19-minute video call in 2015

November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

For the better part of a year, US President-elect Donald Trump’s slammed his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton for taking large

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‘Washington Group’ to informally discuss Greek debt behind closed doors

November 23, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, IMF

According to a report in German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Finance Ministers of Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands

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US issues Europe travel alert for holiday season

November 23, 2016 VOANews

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for Americans regarding “a heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe,

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New Canadian movie sheds light on horror of Holodomor famine

November 20, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

“Bitter Harvest,” the first major movie about the genocidal artificial famine engineered by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the 1930s,

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Election campaign in Republic of Macedonia starts on November 21

November 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Campaigning ahead of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Macedonia is expected to start on November 21, and the

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Kosovo police say they foiled terror strike on Israelis

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Deutsche Welle Albania, Kosovo

Police in Kosovo have arrested a group suspected of preparing an attack on the Israeli football team and their fans

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Serbia clashes with Kosovo at UN debate

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

Belgrade and Pristina have once again exchanged accusations, at a debate on Kosovo, at a UN Security Council meeting on

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Europe 

Romania’s former foreign minister Adrian Severin jailed for four years

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Adrian Severin, a Romanian former MEP and Foreign Minister, will serve four years in prison for influence peddling and bribery.

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EU proposes new system to strengthen security checks on visa-free travellers

November 16, 2016November 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The European Commission said on November 16 that it was proposing to establish a European Travel Information and Authorisation System

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