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Lufthansa cabin staff strike in Frankfurt causes cancellation of Sofia flights

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Lufthansa flights between Frankfurt and Sofia, including a flight arriving in the Bulgarian capital at 1pm and a scheduled departure

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Bulgaria Business News 

All shall be taxed: Coffee vending machines, parking and snack machines to be linked to Bulgaria’s revenue agency

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency has issued a reminder that by the end of October, all coffee vending machines, parking voucher

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian socialists’ Koutev apologises – sort of – for AIDS ‘joke’

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A week after controversy erupted about his “joke” likening socialism to AIDS, the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Anton Koutev apologised for

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Bulgaria News 

Police, tax and labour authorities raid Sofia strip bars, sex clubs

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Teams from Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime police, customs, tax and labour authorities, food safety inspectors and Culture Ministry staff raided three

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Police in Uganda arrest four Bulgarians for attempted ATM skimming

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in the Ugandan capital Kampala arrested four Bulgarians for attempting to use skimming devices to drain money from automated

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Unemployment in EU was 10.4% in July – Eurostat

August 31, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Euro zone seasonally-adjusted unemployment was 11.3 per cent in July 2012, stable compared with June, EU statistics office Eurostat said on August

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Archaeology: Incense vessel in shape of bull’s head found on island off Bulgaria’s Sozopol

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

An ancient incense vessel in the shape of a bull’s head, estimated to date from the sixth century BCE, has

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Severe droughts in Eastern Europe, US, send world food prices soaring

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Global food prices soared by 10 per cent in July 2012 from a month ago, with maize and soybean reaching

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Sofia Airport opens smokers’ lounge

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A new smoking room opened at Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2 on August 30 2012. Those who want to indulge in

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