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Croatia rescues 65 people from Adriatic Sea

July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 Lisa Schlein of VOANews

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR, says the Croatian Coast Guard has rescued 65 people on Monday

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IMF: Europe’s problems slow US economic recovery

July 4, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the “tepid” U.S. economic recovery could be hurt by two

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Visiting Germany, Bulgarian President Plevneliev moots ‘Museum of State Security’

July 3, 2012July 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, meeting his German counterpart Joachim Gauck in Berlin, has floated the idea of a Museum of

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New amendments to Bulgaria’s Forestry Act tabled

July 3, 2012July 3, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

The latest round of talks between MPs, representatives of the environmental groups and resort developers on July failed to reach

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Bulgaria News 

Mount Vitosha fire spreads, Israeli fire-fighter planes set to join in

July 3, 2012July 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The forest fire raging for the third straight day on Mount Vitosha on the outskirts of Bulgarian capital Sofia has

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Interview: Bulgarian FM Mladenov on Awakenings and transitions

July 3, 2012May 22, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Nikolai Mladenov has a vision of the countries of the Western Balkans integrated into the European Union and Nato, and

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Debunking 9/11’s ‘Prague connection’

July 3, 2012July 3, 2012 Andrew Greene of The Prague Post

The September 11 terrorist who was used to justify the invasion of Iraq did not come to Prague for meetings

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Bulgaria News 

Forest fire on Sofia’s Mount Vitosha under control – minister

July 3, 2012July 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Fire-fighters and volunteers have prevented the spreading of the forest fire burning on Mount Vitosha near Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia,

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Bulgaria sells 950 million euro bond issue

July 3, 2012July 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has successfully sold five-year bonds worth 950 million euro on July 2, at an interest rate of below five

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