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14th night of protests in Skopje

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The 14th protest in a row was held on the night of April 27 in Skopje, where protesters demanded the postponement

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Poland launches Polish Mining Group

April 27, 2016 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Representatives of mining and energy companies as well as banks and financial institutions signed a deal on April 26 2016

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In sign of support, US deploys F-22 fighter jets in Romania

April 26, 2016 VOANews Nato, Romania

The United States deployed F-22 fighter jets to Romania as a sign of military support for NATO’s eastern European allies

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30 years on, Chernobyl still leaks radiation

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Ukraine

Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when an explosion at the power plant near the town

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Polish former presidents accuse government of destroying democracy

April 26, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Three former Polish presidents signed an open letter published Monday on the front page of the Gazeta Wyborcza daily saying

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Frustration builds as hopes dim among refugees at Macedonian border

April 26, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia

The biting cold of the winter wind has been tempered by spring, but among the thousands trapped in limbo on

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Vucic wins decisive victory in Serbian parliamentary elections – polls

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

Aleksander Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party won an estimated 56.2 per cent of the votes in Serbia’s parliamentary elections on April

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Turkish PM cites dramatic decrease in Syrian migrant exodus

April 24, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that his country’s efforts to deter Syrians from entering Greece by sea had

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Vucic eyes clear victory in Serbian elections

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 Deutsche Welle Serbia

Serbians elect a new parliament on Sunday April 24. Aleksandar Vucic is a sure winner in the election; the question

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