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Slovak capital hosts world wine contest

May 6, 2013May 27, 2013 Jana Liptakova of the Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia is not particularly well known abroad for its wine production, but this is mainly because most of it is consumed

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World Jewish Congress criticises Hungarian PM Orbán’s speech at its assembly

May 6, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

A speech at the opening of the World Jewish Congress’s (WJC) plenary assembly in Budapest by Hungarian prime minister Viktor

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Scientists advance asteroid detection, deflection, detonation research

May 5, 2013May 27, 2013 Suzanne Presto of VOANews final frontier

Amateur and professional skywatchers all over the world send observations to the Minor Planet Center, which collects information about near-Earth objects.

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Europe News 

Hungary’s far-right Jobbik holds anti-Jewish rally in Budapest ahead of WJC assembly

May 4, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

About a thousand supporters turned out in Budapest on May 4 2013 for an anti-Jewish rally organised by Hungary’s far-right

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Austerity seriously affecting health in Europe, North America

May 4, 2013May 22, 2013 Michael Scaturro of VOANews

Austerity is having a serious effect on health in both Europe and North America – that’s according to a team

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EU spring forecast reduces Bulgaria’s 2013 growth estimate to 0.9%

May 3, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 3, projected a recovery from recession for the bloc

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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 5

May 3, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said on May 3 that it shut down the

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Bulgaria News 

Prayers and politics as Bulgarian Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

May 3, 2013May 3, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

With about a week to go to Bulgaria’s May 12 parliamentary elections, even Easter could not quite escape a dash

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Europe News 

Budapest symbolic choice for World Jewish Congress assembly to discuss anti-Semitism in Europe

May 3, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Hungary

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) 14th general assembly is being held in Budapest from May 5 to 7, a choice

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