Slovak capital hosts world wine contest
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
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
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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Hungary’s far-right Jobbik holds anti-Jewish rally in Budapest ahead of WJC assembly
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
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%
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
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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Prayers and politics as Bulgarian Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
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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Budapest symbolic choice for World Jewish Congress assembly to discuss anti-Semitism in Europe
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) 14th general assembly is being held in Budapest from May 5 to 7, a choice
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