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Poland’s Justice Minister dismissed over embryo comments

April 30, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Prime Minister Donald Tusk dismissed Justice Minister Jaroslaw Gowin after his statements on the alleged selling of human embryos from

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Cassini probe captures images of Saturn hurricane

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Scientists have gotten their first close-up view of a monster hurricane swirling around Saturn’s north pole. The storm, photographed by

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Bulgaria News 

Appeal for the homeless cats of Bulgaria

April 29, 2013April 29, 2013 Tina Brown

They may be out of sight but the homeless cats of Bulgaria are not out of mind thanks to local

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Telenor agrees to buy Bulgaria’s Globul for 717M euro

April 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Norway’s Telenor has agreed to buy Bulgaria’s second-largest mobile carrier Globul for 717 million euro on a debt and cash

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Bulgarian police announces heightened patrols over Easter holidays

April 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police will step up their presence on major roads and all locations likely to see an inflow of visitors

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Eavesdropping controversy: Kokinov to face disciplinary hearing, Borissov and Naidenov to be questioned

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

In another day of drama in Bulgaria’s eavesdropping controversy, the Supreme Judicial Council voted unanimously to accept the resignation of

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European Commission poised to restrict neonicotinoid pesticides said to harm bees

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

A decision on restricting the use of neonicotinoid pesticides said by the European Food Safety Agency to be devastating to bee

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Economic, business sentiment drop markedly in EU and euro zone in April

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro zone decreased by 0.18 points to 0.93 in April 2013, according to

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Two dead, eight missing after ships collide off Greek coast

April 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Two bodies have been recovered and a rescue for eight more sailors was underway after two cargo ships collided off

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