Spain, Cyprus seek bailouts for their ailing banks
Spain and Cyprus — one of the euro currency bloc’s biggest economies and one of its smallest — both sought
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Study: 2009 Swine flu deaths much higher than first reported
A new study says the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic killed more than 284,000 people — 15 times the official
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The Sofia Globe, the newest Bulgaria-based English-language news, features and analysis website, is starting a daily e-mail bulletin. The daily
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‘Boom in Bulgarians buying second homes in Greece’ – report
There has been a boom in Bulgarians buying second homes in Greece after property prices in the country’s troubled southern
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Ministers to brief EU council discussion on Syria about Lebanon, Iraq visits
Three foreign ministers from European Union countries – Nikolai Mladenov of Bulgaria, Carl Bildt of Sweden and Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski
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Roma in firing line as Canada moves to end abuses
The “Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act” has passed the vote in the country’s House of Commons and is heading to
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Slovak parliament approves European Stability Mechanism
As expected, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), a permanent rescue fund proposed by eurozone countries to deal with the sovereign
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Greece’s new leaders to miss EU meeting
Greece has run into a snag in its efforts to renegotiate its European-led bailout, as health problems sidelined the new
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European finance ministers meet on eurozone crisis
European finance ministers are discussing how to tackle Europe’s sovereign debt and banking crisis during a two-day meeting in Luxembourg.
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