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Montenegro’s Luksic quits UN Secretary-General race

August 24, 2016August 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Irina Bokova, Montenegro

Montenegro’s foreign minister Igor Luksic has withdrawn from the race to be the United Nations’ next Secretary-General, saying that he

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Biden warns Kosovo of the ‘cancer’ of corruption

August 18, 2016 VOANews Kosovo

US vice president Joe Biden warned the Kosovar government Wednesday of the “cancer” of corruption, during his first visit to

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Macedonian Jewish Community, JDC aids thousands after deadly storms in Macedonia

August 17, 2016August 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

A week after the August 6-7 disastrous floods that struck Macedonia, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) together with

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Up to three years’ imprisonment for using term Polish death camps

August 17, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The Polish government will delegalize terms such as “Polish death camps” in reference to concentration camps run by Nazi German

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Biden offers condolences for Nato bombing of Serbia in 1999

August 17, 2016 VOANews Kosovo, Serbia

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden offered his condolences to the families of those killed in the Balkan wars, including those

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EU provides new humanitarian assistance to Macedonia after deadly floods

August 15, 2016August 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

The European Commission announced on August 15 a sum of 150 000 euro in humanitarian assistance to support people affected

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Russia: Preparing an offensive or manoeuvering for easing of sanctions?

August 15, 2016August 15, 2016 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

What is President Vladimir Putin planning for Ukraine? Kyiv officials argue Russia’s leader is accumulating pretexts to justify a major

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Biden to visit Turkey amid tensions over cleric’s extradition

August 15, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Vice President Joe Biden will visit Turkey later this month, the White House announced Friday. His visit scheduled for August

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Poland: Select provisions of new Constitutional Tribunal law unconstitutional

August 12, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal on Thursday ruled that around a dozen of changes passed to the law on the top court

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