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World dignitaries present at Vatican for Pope’s inaugural mass

March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 VOANews

The Vatican is prepared for a huge crowd Tuesday as Pope Francis hosts political leaders from 130 nations and representatives

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UN chief emphasises importance of successful outcome to Serbia-Kosovo dialogue

March 19, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Serbia

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has emphasised the importance of a successful outcome to the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo,

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UN human rights office voices concern over changes to Hungarian constitution

March 16, 2013March 16, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The United Nations has expressed concern over Hungary’s adoption of an amendment to the constitution that threatens the independence of

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Bulgaria 57th out of 187 countries in UN human development index report

March 15, 2013March 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is 57th  out of 187 countries measured in the 2013 Human Development Index (HDI) rankings, the annual United Nations

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Scientists confirm Higgs Boson discovery

March 15, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Scientists at the world’s largest atom collider say the subatomic particle discovered last year is indeed the Higgs boson that

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Russia Watch: Azeri wolves in Iranian sheep’s clothing?

March 15, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Russia

Iran faces political population bomb: a young, growing and urbanized population that wants food – cheap and traditional. Iran’s population

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CERN edges closer to declaring new particle as long-sought Higgs boson

March 14, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest particle physics laboratory, said on March 14 that the particle

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Israel’s PM Netanyahu reaches agreement over government

March 14, 2013March 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 13 2013 reached an agreement over his new coalition government after resolving an

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Russia condemns talk of arming Syria rebels

March 14, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Russia

Russia’s foreign minister has condemned talk of arming the Syrian opposition, saying it is illegal under international law.Russia’s Sergei Lavrov

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