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Poll: Ukrainians unhappy about corruption, incomplete reforms

October 14, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainians are unhappy with their current government. In a recent poll conducted in Ukraine, only 7 percent of the respondents

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Dutch report on MH17 crash refutes Russian version

October 13, 2015October 14, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk 9M38M1 anti-aircraft missile on July 17

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Rocket attack hits Russian embassy in Syria

October 13, 2015 Carla Babb of VOANews Russia

Insurgents fired rockets at Russia’s Embassy in Damascus Tuesday in what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called an act or

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Europe’s migrant crisis: Mediterranean arrivals near record 600 000 – IOM

October 13, 2015October 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Syrian refugees

Italy registered the arrival of 132 071 migrants from January to the end of September 2015 – a slight drop

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EU will suspend Belarus sanctions

October 13, 2015 VOANews

European Union ministers have agreed to suspend sanctions against Belarus following Sunday’s landslide re-election win by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Turkey’s political parties trade blame after bombings

October 13, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Turkey

The deadliest terror attack in Turkey’s history has left the country in shock, but appeals for unity are being ignored,

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Dutch probe to release MH17 crash report on October 13

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

An investigative panel into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine is due to make its report Tuesday,

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PM opens Poland’s long-delayed, first LNG terminal project

October 13, 2015 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz Monday opened Gazoport – the country’s first terminal to import liquefied natural gas at the

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Bulgarian leaders send condolences to Turkey after deadly bomb attack in Ankara

October 11, 2015October 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev and head of government Prime Minister Boiko Borissov have sent cables of condolences

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