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Film review: The Call

May 9, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

One week after the pseudo-comedy The Identity Thief, in which a man decides to track down the thief who stole

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Slovak capital hosts world wine contest

May 6, 2013May 27, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia is not particularly well known abroad for its wine production, but this is mainly because most of it is consumed

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Film review: Iron Man 3

May 2, 2013May 2, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The Iron Man trilogy concludes with fire, and lots of it, but while there is always a chance of the

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Film review: Identity Thief

May 2, 2013May 2, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Everybody has their reasons – and apparently fat criminals have the most entertainment value. At least, that is what Craig

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First set of Bulgarian railways new sleeping cars go into service on April 30

April 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The first 11 of Bulgarian state railways, BDZ, new sleeping cars went into service on April 30, ahead of the

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First tourists for 2013 arrive at Bulgaria’s Albena resort

April 28, 2013April 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The first tourists ahead of the summer tourist season arrived in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Albena on April 27.

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Film review: The Company You Keep

April 26, 2013April 25, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

It takes dedication and luck to uncover a good story. Had Deep Throat never contacted The Washington Post, who knows

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Film review: Broken City

April 26, 2013April 25, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Director Allen Hughes is better at depicting street gangs than he is at showing the gang culture of higher levels

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

1500 Austrian pensioners first tourist group at Sunny Beach for 2013

April 24, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A group of 1500 Austrian pensioners were scheduled to arrive at Sunny Beach on April 24, becoming the first tour

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