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German police: 8 dead in apparent terror attack

July 22, 2016July 27, 2016 VOANews

As police hunt those responsible for a deadly shooting rampage at a shopping mall in Munich, they are already calling

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Greece strengthens patrols in the islands of the Aegean and Evros

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

Greek armed forces and the Greek security authorities have stepped up full control of the border so as not to allow

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Poland introduces terror threat alert of first degree ahead of World Youth Days

July 22, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo has decided to declare an ALPHA terror threat alert of first degree ahead of World

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Eight from Turkey found guilty of illegally entering Greece, given suspended sentences

July 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

Alexandroupolis court on Thursday handed down suspended sentences for the eight Turkish military officers that crossed the border into Greece

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Owner of illegal file sharing site arrested in Poland

July 21, 2016 VOANews Poland

The alleged owner of Kickass Torrents, an illegal file-sharing website said to have a net worth of at least $54

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Parties in Macedonia agree on December 11 parliamentary election date

July 21, 2016July 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

After talks which lasted several days, the main four political parties in the Republic of Macedonia reached an agreement. After a

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EU funds for Slovakia halted

July 21, 2016 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

The European Commission has halted the payments which were allocated for the 2007-2013 programming period. This concerns five operational programmes

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Kosovo demands the demarcation of border with Serbia

July 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

Before even finalising the process of border demarcation with Montenegro, Kosovo’s authorities are planning to also carry out the border

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Erdogan declares three-month state of emergency

July 21, 2016July 22, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency in the wake of last week’s thwarted

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