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Struggling to curb a booming HIV epidemic

December 14, 2012December 13, 2012 Harriet Salem for The Prague Post

“Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths.” This is the long-term vision of UNAIDS, organizers of World Aids

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Parliament’s health committee rejects reversal of smoking ban

December 13, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Parliament’s health committee, in an 11 to zero vote on December 13 2012, rejected amendments proposing an easing

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Bulgaria News 

Changes to procedure for British expatriates in Bulgaria applying for passports

December 13, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The British government is making important changes to the passport service for British nationals living overseas. As of December 3

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Bulgaria News 

Protesters walk backwards to oppose backtrack on Bulgaria’s smoking ban: Photo Gallery

December 13, 2012December 13, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A group of about 150 protesters walked backwards outside a parliamentary building in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on December 13

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Purchasing power in Bulgaria lowest in the EU – Eurostat

December 13, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Purchasing power in Bulgaria, measured according to Actual Individual Consumption per capita, was the lowest in the European Union from

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Europe News 

Fear and loathing in Ukraine’s new parliament

December 13, 2012December 13, 2012 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post

Naked women and broken fences. Several brawls and plenty of insults. Watching the first day of the new parliament is

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Bulgaria News 

Virtual Museum of Sofia launched

December 13, 2012December 13, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A “Virtual Museum of Serdica – Sredets – Sofia” was launched on December 13 2012, its name referring to the

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria to set up telecom network for state administration – report

December 13, 2012December 13, 2012 VOANews

Bulgaria planned to build a self-contained telecom network for the use of the state administration, saving millions of leva in

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Helicopters to be on standby to assist in rescues at Bulgarian winter resorts

December 13, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Two helicopters will be on standby to assist in mountain rescues at Bulgaria’s popular Bansko and Borovets ski resorts while

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