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Brazil fare hikes rolled back in victory for protests
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil's two biggest cities on Wednesday rolled back transit fare hikes that had triggered massive protests as demonstrators clashed with police outside a Confederations Cup match, AFP informs.

BSP and MRF ask forgiveness over Peevski scandal
Sofia. The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) asked forgiveness over the “Peevski” case on Wednesday, Trud daily reports. 128 MPs from the BSP, MRF and Ataka parties overrode a decision for the appointment of Delyan Peevski as head of the State Agency for National Security (SANS). The Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) MPs were absent from Parliament. PM Plamen Oresharski also apologised over the nomination of Mr Peevski, saying he committed “a political mistake