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NASA limits co-operation With Russia

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 VOANews

The U.S. space agency, NASA, is suspending most of its work with Russia’s space program in the wake of Russian

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Further Russian intervention in Ukraine would be ‘historic mistake’ – NATO

April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Further Russian intervention in Ukraine, following its annexation of Crimea, would be a “historic mistake” that would deepen Russia’s international

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Europe World 

NATO suspends all co-operation with Russia

April 1, 2014April 3, 2014 VOANews Nato, Russia, Ukraine

NATO will suspend “all practical civilian and military cooperation” with Russia because of Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea. In a

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Rights group: Turkey’s YouTube, Twitter bans violate free expression

March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 VOANews

A leading international human rights group is calling the Turkish government’s decision to block YouTube a “disastrous move” for freedom

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World 

Move over Saturn, scientists find rings around miniature planet

March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 VOANews final frontier

Whenever you think of a planet with rings around it, Saturn probably comes to mind first. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune

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Four Bulgarians arrested in Canada on debit card fraud charges

March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Four Canadian citizens of Bulgarian origin were arrested on March 27 on charges of debit card fraud, accused of siphoning

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UN General Assembly rejects Crimea annexation

March 28, 2014March 28, 2014 Margaret Besheer of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

A majority of U.N. member states told Moscow Thursday that they will not recognize the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.

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US senate advances Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions

March 25, 2014 Michael Bowman of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Hours after the world’s leading industrial powers moved to punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea, the U.S. Senate advanced

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World 

Israel shuts all embassies because of foreign ministry general strike

March 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

A general strike has led to the shutting of all of Israel’s embassies worldwide, a notice on the website of

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