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Photographs among new health warnings on cigarette packets in EU from May 2016

October 9, 2015October 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

New combined health warnings on packages of tobacco products, in particular cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco, that will be in use

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7000 migrants arriving a day in the Greek islands – IOM

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia, Syrian refugees

In the past week, International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff in the Greek islands have recorded a sharp increase in

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Polish PM Kopacz to face off opposition PM candidate Szydlo in televised pre-election debate

October 9, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Major Polish TV broadcasters public TVP as well as private Polsat and TVN have agreed to hold two debates ahead

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Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia on energy deals

October 9, 2015October 10, 2015 Mark Snowiss of VOANews energy, Russia, Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, angered by Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria, warned Moscow on Thursday that Ankara may look

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Hungary criticised for handling of refugees

October 9, 2015 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Hungary

Amnesty International has accused Hungary of breaking multiple international and European human rights laws in its handling of the refugee crisis.

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EU interior ministers meet to discuss migrant deportation policy

October 8, 2015 Deutsche Welle

EU interior ministers have discussed new laws to send back illegal migrants who do not qualify for asylum. The countries

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Documentary claims Czech president Zeman was in LSD experiment

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 The Prague Post Czech Republic

A documentary shown by public broadcaster Czech Television claims decades ago, during the communist regime, a young Miloš Zeman as

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EU interior ministers approve further 400M euro to address migrant crisis

October 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

European Union interior ministers approved at an October 8 meeting the provision of a further 401.3 million euro from the

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NATO slams Russia’s ‘troubling escalation’ in Syria

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 VOANews Hungary, Nato, Russia, Slovakia

The head of NATO slammed Russia’s “troubling escalation” of military activities in Syria, a day after Moscow launched cruise missiles

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