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Bulgarian Cabinet links South Stream investment decision to long-term gas deal

November 7, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s Cabinet gave its approval to the signing of the final investment decision on the South Stream gas pipeline, with

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Bulgaria News 

Varna and Cape Town sign twin cities agreement

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna and South Africa’s parliamentary capital city Cape Town completed the process of signing

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Bulgaria News World 

Bulgarian President, PM congratulate Barack Obama on re-election victory

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov added their voices to the stream of messages from foreign leaders

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria declares November 9 national day of mourning

November 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on November 7 to declare November 9 a national day of mourning for Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch

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Obama victory speech: ‘The best is yet to come’

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

In a victory speech that was a tour de force of oratory, invoking the American dream and a vision of

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News World 

Romney concedes defeat: ‘Time of great challenges’

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

“It is a time of great challenges and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation,”

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News World 

US president Barack Obama wins re-election: Updated

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

CNN and other major international news organisations have projected that US president Barack Obama has won re-election. On the basis

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Bulgaria News World 

Pope Benedict XVI sends condolences on death of Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Maxim

November 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Pope Benedict XVI has sent a telegram of condolence on the occasion of the death of Patriarch Maxim, the head

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Bulgaria News 

Books of condolences opened at Bulgarian diplomatic missions after death of church Patriarch Maxim

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Books of condolences are being opened at Bulgarian diplomatic missions in Europe and America after the death of Bulgarian Orthodox

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