Double-Dutch in Bulgaria

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Author: Stephen Alexander Much like “big beef” sued Oprah Winfrey in the 1990′s, Google could sue Rupert Murdoch today over his comments in reference to the SOPA debate. In court and in the media, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association tried to show that Oprah Winfrey deliberately aired false, se

A short time ago, Iran’s Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i urged the Muslim World to boycott anything and everything that originates with the Jewish people. In response, Meyer M. Treinkman, a pharmacist, out of the kindness of his heart, offered to assist them in their boyco

Karel van Kesteren, Dutch Ambassador to Bulgaria, confirmed Monday his country’s position and intentions to block Bulgaria’s joining of the Schengen zone. After a meeting with the candidates for president and vice president from the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, GERB, party,

Remittances – money sent by Bulgarian migrants to family members back home – continue to increase slightly, but steadily despite the global downturn, data from the central bank shows. The net sum of the remittances from Bulgarians permanently working abroad totaled EUR 473 M during the first seven m

Right now, Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning is being tortured in a US military prison. Manning is subjected to utter isolation that can drive many people insane, with short periods each day where he is stripped naked and abused by jeering inmates. Manning is awaiting trial for releasing secre

It’s the day when newspapers compete to come up with the most inventive spoof stories – but not every bizarre report on 1 April is fictitious. Here’s a round-up of some of the day’s seemingly hoax reports which are, in fact, entirely true. 1. French President Nicolas Sarkozy uses a £10,000 armour-pl

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