The Globe 2013: Business as usual
The economy, both in Bulgaria and the world as a whole, has defied the worst predictions of the doom brigade
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The Globe 2013: Eastern Europe, in and out of Europe
To start with one of those fascinating facts about the European Union in general in the course of the year
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Russian parliament approves ban on US adoptions
The upper house of Russia’s parliament has unanimously approved a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. All 143 members
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Russia Watch: A Kremlin Christmas Carol – Russia’s Scrooge against the orphans?
A light snow covers Moscow, subzero temperatures provide bright sunshine and Jingle Bells wafts through malls filled with happy shoppers.
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Euro zone crisis and US fiscal cliff risk dominate sovereign outlook, Fitch Ratings says
Weaknesses in the major advanced economies – dominated by the continuing euro zone crisis and the looming threat of the
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IMF releases preliminary conclusions after assessment of EU financial sector
The European Union is facing great challenges, with continuing banking and sovereign debt crises in some parts of the Union,
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End of the world: Some fear, others plan to earn
For the last three years, 27-year-old Kyivan Iryna Boyko has been searching the Internet to find out exactly what’s going
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Archaeologist: Mayans did not predict Apocalypse
The Internet has been abuzz with rumors that the world will end – or at least be transformed – on
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Russian parliament passes measure banning US adoptions
Russia’s parliament has approved a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Lawmakers from Russia’s lower house of parliament, the
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