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Romania braces for severe floods in the south-west

July 31, 2014July 31, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Two people have died so far and other four were missing after southwestern Romania was hit by severe flooding, with

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Unemployment in EU 10.2% in June 2014, 11.6% in Bulgaria

July 31, 2014August 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in the 28-member European Union was 10.2 per cent in June 2014, down from 10.3 per cent in May,

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Warsaw slams Russian ban on Polish fruit

July 31, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Officials in Warsaw Wednesday slammed a Russian ban on most fruit and vegetable imports from Poland, describing it as “political

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Cyprus and Greece included in new Israel defence doctrine

July 31, 2014July 31, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, Greece

Cyprus and Greece are the countries with which Israel should promote alliances. This position is recorded in the new defense

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Cyprus starts exploratory drilling

July 31, 2014July 31, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, energy

Energy Minister of Cyprus George Lakkotrypis announced that before the end of summer, exploratory drilling will start in the Onasagoras

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EU, US add further sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, targeting banks, defence and energy sectors

July 30, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union has agreed a package of what it calls “significant” additional restrictive measures targeting sectoral co-operation and exchanges

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UK to send ‘battle group’ to Poland for exercises amid Ukraine crisis

July 29, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

The UK is planning to send more than 1,300 British troops to take part in a forthcoming major NATO exercises

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Ukrainian official: Black boxes show MH17 was downed by ‘massive, explosive decompression’ from shrapnel

July 29, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian security service spokesman Andrei Lysenko said on July 28 that data recorders recovered from Malaysia Airlines flight 17 show

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US: Images prove Russia fired rockets into Ukraine

July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

United States officials have released satellite images (see below) that, they say, show that Russia has fired rockets against Ukrainian

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