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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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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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Malév closure behind shorter, cheaper visits by tourists to Hungary

April 23, 2013May 27, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Foreign tourists are tending to stay for shorter periods in Hungary and to spend less, the Central Statistical Office (KSH)

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LOT Dreamliners to return to operation in June

April 23, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

The berthed Boeing 787 Dreamliners can start servicing Polish national airline PLL LOT passengers in June, LOT CEO Sebastian Mikosz

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Europe Leisure News 

Strike to prevent nearly all Lufthansa flights in Europe on April 22

April 21, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Lufthansa Group’s flight operations will be considerably restricted on April 22 2013 as a result of the planned warning strike by

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App tries to drive down prices in the taxi business

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post

While Prague’s trams, buses and metro services tend to be well-regarded, the city’s taxis do not have the best reputation.

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Frequent flyer miles: Frequently misunderstood

April 21, 2013April 21, 2013 Mark Thomas

It was once said that there were more airline frequent flyer miles in circulation in the United States than there

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Bulgaria Leisure 

JS Bach’s St Matthew Passion at Sofia University on April 24

April 21, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

For the seventh consecutive year, ahead of the celebration in Bulgaria of the Orthodox Christian Easter, JS Bach’s St Matthew

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