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Bulgaria’s May 2013 election: 227 polling stations in 56 countries

April 19, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

A total of 83 883 applications to vote abroad in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections were lodged by

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Bulgarian prosecutors open investigation against organised crime unit chief

April 19, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on April 19 that it opened an investigation into allegations of bribery against the head of

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Bulgaria’s electricity prices zero-sum game

April 19, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Barely a month after Bulgaria’s utilities regulator approved lower electricity prices for consumers, their sustainability even in the short term

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Police: One Boston Marathon bombing suspect dead, other at large

April 19, 2013 VOANews

Police in Massachusetts say one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing is dead and the other remains large,

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Three polls show GERB leading in support ahead of May 12 election

April 19, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

Three opinion polls in the past day show Boiko Borissov’s party GERB having the largest share of support just more

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FBI releases new photos of suspects in Boston Marathon bombing

April 19, 2013April 19, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released new photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing.

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Poland commemorates 70th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

April 19, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will lead state observances on April 19 2013 marking the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto

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Space telescope spots distant planets well placed for life

April 19, 2013May 27, 2013 Suzanne Presto of VOANews final frontier

Scientists have announced the discovery of three planets, in two planetary systems, that are in or on the edge of

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FBI releases images of Boston bombing suspects

April 19, 2013April 19, 2013 VOANews

The FBI has released photographs and videotape of two suspects in Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings, hoping that the public will

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