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Archaeology: Excavation of two tombs to begin at Bulgaria’s Perperikon

August 15, 2012August 15, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Excavation of two previously unopened tombs at Bulgaria’s ancient sacred site of Perperikon was to begin on August 15 2012,

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Bomb wounds three near UN hotel in Syrian capital

August 15, 2012August 15, 2012 VOANews

Syrian state television says a bomb has exploded near a hotel used by United Nations observers in Damascus, wounding three

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Bulgaria’s economy grows by 0.2% in Q2

August 14, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter of the year, a flash estimate by the European

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Russia Watch: Russia wins gold for yachts, palaces and penthouses

August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

With London’s Summer Olympics over, the spotlight and the torch now shift to Russia, host of the Sochi 2014 Winter

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Defected PM: Syrian government near collapse

August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 VOANews

The Syrian prime minister who defected says President Bashar al-Assad’s government is on the verge of economic and moral collapse

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Romney rallies Republicans with Ryan pick

August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 Jim Malone of VOANews

In his own way, Mitt Romney went bold with his choice of Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to join him

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Iran welcomes foreign earthquake aid

August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 VOANews

Iran says it is now prepared to accept foreign aid for the victims of Saturday’s two earthquakes in the nation’s

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Gunman among three dead at Texas university shooting

August 14, 2012August 14, 2012 Greg Flakus of VOANews

A gunman opened fire near the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station on Monday, killing two people and

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Bulgaria News 

Dangerous monument in Sofia to stay after angry artists letter

August 13, 2012August 14, 2012 Alex Bivol

The monument commemorating 1300 years since the foundation of the Bulgarian state, in the public garden in front of the

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