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Unemployment rises in Spain with no relief in sight

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 Caroline Arbour VOANews

Unemployment rose in Spain for the second-consecutive month, as talks of a European bailout intensify. Meanwhile, officials warned the economy

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Hungarian parliamentary committee shows united front against far right

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Budapest Times

The Hungarian parliament’s culture and press committee blocked on October 1 2012 a bid by the far-right party Jobbik to

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Turkey exhumes former president Ozal’s body

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Turkey is exhuming the body of former president Turgut Ozal for a probe into his April 1993 death. Officially Ozal

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Hotels and restaurants in Bulgaria’s Bansko complain about ‘unfair competition’ from apartment complexes

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Bulgaria’s popular mountain resort town of Bansko are being asked to investigate after hotels and restaurants complained of

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Romanian minister resigns over corruption allegations

October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Romania’s health minister Vasile Cepoi resigned on October 1 following a corruption row that saw him accused of conflict of

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Bulgaria bids farewell to United States Peace Corps

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

After more than 22 years, the United States Peace Corps is to end its activities in Bulgaria. Volunteers had a

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Cash-strapped Greece gives green light to aid for Formula 1 track

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Despite economic forecasts predicting a sixth consecutive year of recession and having to slash billions of euro in budget spending,

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The example of Syria confirms reality of threat of chemical weapons, Bulgarian FM says

October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The recent announcement by Syria of the presence of a stockpile of chemical weapons reaffirms that the threat of these

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Bulgaria News World 

US Green Card lottery starts on October 2

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Registration for the United States 2014 Diversity Visa (DV) Program – commonly known as the “green card lottery” – starts

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