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Greek court upholds sentence against Bulgarian pilot in Helios Airways crash case

January 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

An appellate court in Greece has confirmed the 123-year imprisonment sentence against Yanko Stoimenov in connection with the 2005 Helios

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia taxis under increased scrutiny

January 17, 2013January 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian traffic inspectors and Sofia’s centre for urban mobility have started a three-day inspection of taxicabs in the Bulgarian capital

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New Brand Bulgaria tourism promotional logo and slogans unveiled

January 17, 2013January 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The new brand for Bulgaria as a tourist destination was unveiled at a news conference in Sofia on January 17

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New mechanism for assistance to Bulgarians abroad proposed by Foreign Ministry

January 17, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov

Bulgaria”s Foreign Ministry unveiled on January 16 2013 a draft bill on consular services for Bulgarians travelling and living in

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Russian court rejects Pussy Riot member appeal

January 17, 2013 VOANews

A Russian court has rejected a request to release an imprisoned member of the Pussy Riot band. Maria Alyokhina asked

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Global economy remains fragile, World Bank says in outlook for 2013

January 17, 2013June 2, 2013 Joe DeCapua of VOANews.com World Bank

The World Bank says four years after the start of the financial crisis, the global economy remains fragile. Growth in

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Wake me when it’s over: Bulgaria holds second ‘live’ debate in nuclear referendum

January 16, 2013January 17, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The foremost problem in Bulgaria’s national debate ahead of the country’s January 27 2013 national referendum on the future of

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Bulgaria News 

Brit handed four-year sentence for paedophilia in Bulgaria

January 16, 2013January 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A 63-year-old British citizen has been sentenced to four years in jail by the Veliko Turnovo District Court on charges

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Bulgaria News 

Dossier Commission identifies former State Security agents working in Bulgaria’s prisons

January 16, 2013January 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

An investigation by the Dossier Commission, the body empowered by law to scrutinise official records and identify agents and collaborators

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