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Geminid meteor shower will brighten skies on December 13 and 14

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most intense annual showers that can be observed in the northern hemisphere, will

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Unesco general assembly elects France’s Audrey Azoulay director-general, to succeed Bokova

November 10, 2017November 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Irina Bokova

The general assembly of Unesco, in a vote in Paris on November 10, elected France’s Audrey Azoulay as director-general. She

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Trump praises Greece as ‘most stable country in the region’

October 17, 2017 VOANews Greece

US president Donald Trump said he had “very productive” discussions at the White House Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis

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Europe mulls policy response as Trump repeats threat to end Iran deal

October 17, 2017 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

The European Union’s foreign policy chief describes US  president Donald Trump’s decision not to re-certify Iran’s compliance with the 2015

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French former culture minister Azoulay, of Jewish origin, wins election to be Unesco head

October 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Irina Bokova

The 58 members of Unesco’s Executive Board on October 13 nominated Audrey Azoulay of France for the position of Director-General

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Bokova ‘profoundly regrets’ US decision to withdraw from Unesco

October 12, 2017October 13, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova

The Bulgarian outgoing head of Unesco said on October 12 that she wished to “express profound regret” at the decision

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2017 Perseid meteor shower to peak on August 12

August 9, 2017August 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

Skywatchers in Bulgaria will be able to enjoy one of the summer night sky’s most spectacular annual displays as the

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Russia pulls out of Eurovision 2017 song contest in Kyiv after entrant barred by Ukraine over Crimea wrangle

April 13, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Russia, Ukraine

Russia has pulled out of 2017 Eurovision in Kyiv after Ukraine refused to allow Russian contestant Julia Samoylova to travel

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Bulgaria ‘accepts’ US air strike on Syrian airport as part of efforts to stop use of chemical weapons – Foreign Ministry

April 8, 2017April 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Syria

Bulgaria accepts the air strike by US forces on a Syrian Air Force airport as part of efforts to address

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