WSJ
Euro Crisis Calls for a Mix of Solutions
As the euro crisis moves closer to its conclusion, it looks increasingly like two types of initiatives will have to be combined to be effective.
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ElPais
“Merkel, es hora de Rock in Rio”
El fundador del festival, Roberto Medina, opone desde Lisboa optimismo musical al clima europeo de desánimo
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Hoy
«La pobreza de hoy tiene rostro de niño»
La directora de Unicef España alerta de que "durante la crisis la infancia ha permanecido invisible".
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el universal
Destaca FCH crecimiento económico en últimos 50 años
El Presidente de México aseguró que cuando fue el momento de jugarse las decisiones, su gobierno lo hizo para paliar la crisis económica mundial
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Irish Times
Spanish crisis grows as Bankia seeks more aid
SPAIN’S FINANCIAL crisis deepened as the stricken lender Bankia sought a bigger government bailout and the prosperous region of Catalonia said it needed Madrid’s help to refinance its debt.
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Foreign Policy
The Name Is Bond. Eurobond. - By Heather A. Conley and Uttara Dukkipati
Europe's debt crisis gets a new potential hero, with Germany once again cast in the role of villain.
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ElPais
Riesgo de intervención
El rescate de Bankia, unos 24.000 millones, favorece la apelación al capital público europeo
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Huffington Post
Ally Financial: Newly Released Letter Show Scope Of Possible Mortgage Screwups
Trying to count the number of bank screwups during the foreclosure crisis is a little like guessing the amount of change in a huge jar: You can see that the answer is "an awful lot," but without breaking the jar and counting by hand, there's no way to know for sure. On Thursday, however, just how much homeowner misery Ally Financial may be responsible for came to light after the Federal Reserve...
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Hoy
España aspira a solventar en días la crisis de Gibraltar
El Gobierno cree que a pesar de los continuos encontronazos entre patrulleras gibraltareñas, Guardia Civil y pescadores españoles la crisis del Peñón a cuenta de la prohibición a faenar en la zona podría estar en vías de solución. La apuesta del Ejecutivo pasa por la reunión que el martes mantendrán en Londres el titular de Exteriores, José Manuel García-Margallo, y su colega británico, William...
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Daily Mail
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A political class mired in crisis and scandal
The Prime Minister ordered the Leveson inquiry to examine ‘the culture, practice and ethics of the Press’. But it’s the politicians who find themselves under its glare.
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Hoy
Bar no cierra
Ángel o demonio? El título de la famosa serie parece hecho a la medida de Bar Refaeli, modelo internacional, exnovia de Leonardo di Caprio y recalcitrante forofa del Barça. El físico angelical de esta israelí de casi 27 años (subrayado por esas alas que le colocan a la espalda cada vez que desfila para Victoria's Secret) entra en contradicción con su reciente y creciente fama de 'levanta novios...
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Telegraph
Christine Lagarde: Greeks can help themselves out of the crisis by 'paying their tax'
Christine Lagarde has warned that Greece can expect little sympathy from the International Monetary Fund on its bail-out terms, and called for its citizens to "help themselves" out of the financial crisis by "paying their tax".
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Daily Mail
Eurozone urged to be ready for Greek disaster
Belgian foreign minister Didier Reynolds said Europe must prepare for Greece to leave the euro to prevent the crisis engulfing other countries such as Spain, Italy and Portugal.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Cannes: Lights, camera, catastrophe
Four years into the economic crisis, the screens of Cannes are brimming with breakdown, futility and collapse
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Daily Telegraph
Stocks fall on Wall Street
ANOTHER flare-up in Europe's debt crisis knocked US markets lower overnight. This time, it was more trouble at a major Spanish bank.
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AP
Stocks fall on Wall Street as Spanish bank teeters
NEW YORK (AP) -- Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis has knocked U.S. markets lower....
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The Guardian
It's payback time: don't expect sympathy – Lagarde to Greeks
Take responsibility and stop trying to avoid taxes, International Monetary Fund chief tells AthensThe International Monetary Fund has ratcheted up the pressure on crisis-hit Greece after its managing director, Christine Lagarde, said she has more sympathy for children deprived of decent schooling in sub-Saharan Africa than for many of those facing poverty in Athens.In an uncompromising intervie...
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The Nation
Way out of the constitutional crisis
There has been a major constitutional crisis in the country ensuing the Supreme Court's judgment in the NRO Case, which I think could have easily been avoided by a pragmatic approach by the Government. The Prime Minister has been convicted for committing contempt of court by the Supreme Court of Pakistan by not writing a letter to the Swiss Authority as directed by the Supreme Court and the ...
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Daily Mail
African scientists warn that eating monkeys and apes could cause 'the next HIV epidemic'
Cameroon scientists are already tracking a HIV-like virus called simian foamy virus, and fear more viruses could spread and lead to a global health crisis.
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Times of India
Nepalese parties fail to reach agreement over new constitution
The political crisis in Nepal deepened on Friday as negotiations among the four major political parties failed to make any headway in drafting a new constitution ahead of the May 27 deadline.
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Telegraph
US election: Mitt Romney 'haunted' by campaign gaffes
Mitt Romney has admitted that he is "haunted" by the gaffes that have plagued his presidential campaign, such as declaring amid an unemployment crisis that he enjoyed "being able to fire people".
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Huffington Post
Sarah Anderson: Top Democrats Push Obama on Capital Controls
Despite their proven effectiveness in many cases, these policy tools are prohibited by U.S. trade and investment policies. Particularly in the wake of the worst financial crisis in 80 years, it's an embarrassingly outmoded position.
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Fortune
Spanish banking woes threaten Europe
The Spanish banking system has taken center stage in the ongoing European debt crisis drama.
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Irish Times
German opposition rows back on bonds
Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) scaled back its support for proposals to ease weaker euro zone states' financing costs, saying the common bonds championed by France were not a near-term option for tackling Europe's debt crisis.
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National Post
How Etobicoke dispute shows Elections Canada is running a perfectly imperfect system
Chris Selley: It seems a tad illogical to proclaim a crisis at Elections Canada when, theoretically, the vote could have been just as compromised even if procedures were followed
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Crisis may derail Hastie rescue
EMBATTLED Hastie Group was in crisis last night, with two non-executive directors resigning.
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Pravda
European crisis may hit Russia harder than ever before
The political collapse in Greece and Moody's downgrade of the rankings of 16 Spanish banks have led to the decline in stock indexes all over the world. In Russia, the head of the Central Bank, Sergei Ignatiev, showed an optimistic reaction to such unpleasant news. Making a speech at the government last week, the official urged everyone not to panic
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Daily Mail
Eurozone debt crisis: France and Germany hit as Euro plunges to lowest level in 2 years
The eurozone's engine-room of France, led by Francois Hollande (pictured), and Germany is now being hit by Europe's economic slowdown, gloomy new indicators have revealed.
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Irish Times
Mortgage crisis worsening, Central Bank figures show
The mortgage arrears crisis is deepening as new Central Bank figures show there were nearly 78,000 mortgages in arrears of 90 days or more at the end of March in an increase of nearly 8,000 over just three months.
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Los Angeles Times
Europe debt crisis dragging world economies down |
Irish Times
Mortgage crisis worsens, new bank figures show
The mortgage arrears crisis is deepening as new Central Bank figures show there were nearly 78,000 mortgages in arrears of 90 days or more at the end of March in an increase of nearly 8,000 over just three months.
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Reuters
Insight: Crisis dims dreams for Europe's poor east
PETRACHIOAIA, Romania (Reuters) - Five years after joining the European Union, this town 13 miles outside of Romania's capital is still waiting for the jump in living standards its politicians said membership would bring.
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Reuters
Europe slowdown adds more tension to Greek drama
(Reuters) - Europe's economic slowdown has hit the engine-room of the euro zone, including Germany, gloomy new indicators have revealed, adding urgency to the region's struggle to keep Greece's debt crisis from tearing the single currency apart.
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Hindustan Times
What would Greek exit mean for the US economy?
Uncertainty over the fate of the euro currency is already dampening US economic growth and any significant worsening of the crisis would deal a blow to a recovery that is gradually gathering steam.
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Los Angeles Times
Review: A far out trip to the past in 'Men in Black 3'
In the new installment of the space-alien policing series, Will Smith and Josh Brolin (as a younger Tommy Lee Jones) are chasing a bad alien in 1969, and the new mission makes for a campy, fun film."Men in Black 3" has got the MIB mojo back — well, most of it anyway. With Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones once again suited up and sporting shades as agents J and K, and a casting coup in Josh Brolin...
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New York Times
Hollande and Merkel Focus on Domestic Politics After Euro Meeting
President François Hollande of France and Chancellor Angela Merkel seem more intent on laying the groundwork for changes in Europe’s approach to the euro crisis than on any immediate gestures.
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New York Times
Editorial: The Euro Crisis This Time
Europe’s leaders failed again to recognize that growth measures are crucial to resolving the debt crisis. They need a plan now for Greece and all their struggling economies.
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New York Times
Fewer Ailing Banks as Earnings Rise, F.D.I.C. Says
The mostly positive report illustrated how far the banking industry had come since the 2008 financial crisis, but it noted that many banks remained cautious about lending.
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Daily Telegraph
PNG crisis: Police blockade parliament
POLICE in Papua New Guinea say officers who have surrounded parliament are not taking orders from Police Commissioner Tom Kulunga.
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Irish Times
A fresh agenda for the euro
EUROPEAN UNION summits occur much more often since the euro zone crisis developed, as its leaders struggle to manage rapidly moving events, including those on financial markets. At times it appears the leaders have lost control or are only capable of reacting defensively to them. Wednesday evening’s gathering registered, in contrast, the emergence of a fresh political agenda for growth and empl...
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Mail & Guardian
Europe's leaders urged to opt for growth
Europe's leaders met on Wednesday for crisis talks to rescue the euro amid a warning from the West's leading economic think-tank.
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WSJ
Investigators Seek More Firepower
New York's attorney general said a law-enforcement group formed to go after wrongdoing related to the financial crisis needs more investigators in order to rev up its work.
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Washington Post
Euro-zone countries appear far from compromise
BERLIN — Supporters of major new measures to ease Europe’s economic crisis confronted a sinking realization Thursday: Their best chances for success might come only if the situation worsens.
A French demand that the 17 countries that use the euro currency back one another’s borrowing has won new supporters in recent days, but it has been met with full-throated resistance from German Chancellor...
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Hoy
Fernández Ordóñez pide comparecer en el Congreso
El gobernador del Banco de España quiere explicar en el Congreso su gestión en la crisis que ha llevado a la nacionalización de Bankia. Su mandato vence el 12 de julio, y aún le restan actos 'oficiales' como la comparecencia en el Senado para comentar los Presupuestos, o la presentación ante el consejo de la institución emisora del informe anual, pero Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez ha adoptado ...
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Daily Mail
Euro 2012: Danny Welbeck and Glen Johnson injuries worry England
Roy Hodgson fears his plans for Euro 2012 could be thrown into chaos by a major injury crisis. The new England manager has serious concerns about the fitness of Danny Welbeck and Glen Johnson.
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National Post
Analysis: Putin’s support slipping, meaning violent outbursts highly likely
Support for President Vladimir Putin is sliding across Russia
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WSJ
La crisis europea afectará poco a Chile y Colombia, dicen sus ministros de Hacienda
Felipe Larraín dijo que Chile se verá afectado por la crisis de la eurozona en los próximos meses, aunque no lo suficiente como para descarrilar el crecimiento económico. Por su parte, Juan Carlos Echeverry, indicó que afectará indirectamente a su país en los próximos 12 a 18 meses.
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Mail & Guardian
Legitimacy crisis haunts Angolan election
A court ruling that ousted the controversial president of Angola's national electoral commission has been hailed by the country's opposition parties.
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Washington Post
Another reason Europe’s in crisis? A high oil bill
Why did Europe go from bad to total horrific panic in the last year? There are all sorts of theories: weak growth, the impact of austerity, missteps by central bank bureaucrats. But here’s another scapegoat offered up by the International Energy Agency: Europe’s soaring oil bill.
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Goal.com
Raúl González se une a la lucha contra el hambre en África
El jugador del Al Sadd ha vuelto a mostrar su cara más solidaria para ayudar a superar la crisis alimentari de Sahel
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CNN
Germany's mighty Mittelstand
As the eurozone's financial crisis drags past its second year, Germany's powerhouse economy has kept the bloc from sinking into a double dip recession.
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politico
American Prospect alums solicit donations
The American Prospect is seven-eights of the way toward its goal of raising $200,000 from readers to save the magazine. Now, some of its most esteemed alumni are asking readers to help them cross the finish line.
New York's Jonathan Chait, The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn, The Nation's Dana Goldstein, Mother Jones' Adam Serwer, The Atlantic's Scott Stossel, Newsweek's Michael Tomasky, and Slate...
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Foreign Policy
Has independent central banking jumped the shark?
As European leaders meet -- again -- to figure out what to do about the Eurocrisis, Business Insider's Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry fires a broadside at the entire edifice of independent central banks:
If one myth has been slain by the financial crisis and the response to it, it's the idea that central banks ought to be independent and unaccountable politically.
The idea of cent...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Quebec, student leaders agree to talk
Premiers hiring of close political adviser to chief of staff post seen as spurring on possible breakthrough in growing crisis
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New York Times
European Economic Outlook Dims Amid Impasse
The long process of finding a solution to the euro zone debt crisis appeared to be sapping strength even from Germany, where manufacturing was down and confidence slipped.
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WSJ
Much Euro Ado About Nothing
The lack of any concrete conclusions from a euro-zone leaders meeting doesn't signify how the bloc's crisis will play out. That will be determined by the outcome of Greek elections on June 17 and a summit on June 30.
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Times of India
Political crisis looms in Nepal as deputy PM quits
Nepal's efforts to write a new constitution and avoid a fresh political crisis were in disarray on Thursday after the deputy premier announced his resignation amid deep divisions in government.
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BBC
Nepal crisis looms over deadline
Nepal's Supreme Court rejects a proposal to extend the term of the country's constituent assembly beyond Sunday, threatening fresh political crisis in the Himalayan kingdom.
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Times LIVE
Many now see euro zone in Japan-like Lost Decade
Four years of economic crisis and market turmoil that have sent German bund yields to record lows now have half of the top bond strategists and economists polled by Reuters fearing a Japan-style "Lost Decade".
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BBC
Somalia's leaders agree deadline
Leaders of Somalia's disparate factions agree a historic deal to elect a new president by 20 August to end the country's two-decade political crisis.
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Times of India
Eurozone tunnel darkens, crisis deepens
Eurozone tensions rose again on Thursday with grim signals from business, and a rush for German bonds on the risk of chaos over Greece despite efforts by France and Germany to calm the crisis.
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Nikkei
Bridgestone CFO: Need To Be Cautious On This FY Outlook Due To Europe Crisis |
China Daily
CIC urges Europe to open further
China will continue to support Europe's attempts to overcome its eurozone crisis and Europe should be more open to inflows of capital, said a CIC official.
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The Jerusalem Post
After Hollande's victory: austerity or stimulus?
Beyond the prism: Decade after creation of eurozone, an economic, monetary union of 17 European Union member states, it is facing its biggest crisis yet.
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New York Times
Euro Zone Crisis Boils as Leaders Argue, Failing at Pact
Regional leaders meeting in Brussels failed to signal concrete steps to stimulate the economy or resolve the competing agendas of the German chancellor and the French president.
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Telegraph
David Cameron: we need to make Europe more competitive
EU leaders agree that growth and deficit reduction need to go hand-in-hand if economic crisis is to be solved following Brussels summit.
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NEWS.au.com
Europe needs growth and austerity: World Bank
LESSONS learned during the Asian financial crisis show Europe must embrace both growth and austerity if it is to recover from it current economic woes, the World Bank said Thursday.
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Al Jazhera
Donors rush to avert Yemen 'food crisis'
Friends of Yemen meeting pledges $4bn to avert threat of humanitarian disaster, wih Saudis to pick up bulk of aid bill.
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UN
UN relief coordinator warns over humanitarian crisis in Africas drought-hit Sahel
The United Nations top relief official today called for strong leadership and a comprehensive response plan, as well as donor support, for the food crisis in West Africas drought-prone Sahel region, warning that hunger could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.
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The Jerusalem Post
Gov’t fails to transfer rape crisis funds
Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel says it has yet to receive a shekel in funding promised by the government.
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AllThingsDigital
Good Lord, I Might Now Want to Use Yahoo Search Again -- Product Dudes Talk About New Axis Browser (Video)
Hey now, Yahoo commits an act of innovation!
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China Daily
Chinese economy may be impacted by Europe crisis
Trade between China and the European Union (EU) could be negatively affected as the euro zone crisis continues to worsen.
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BBC
VIDEO: Eurozone crisis 'hitting Asia'
The continuing crisis in the eurozone is hurting Asian economies, warns Steen Jakobesen, chief executive of Saxo Bank.
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Times of India
UPA dinner: Trinamool downplays red carpet welcome to Mulayam
Mamata's Trinamool Congress appears not to want to precipitate a crisis with a knee-jerk response on the eve of the presidential election and then the Lok Sabha polls.
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AP
Pressure on EU leaders to solve Greek crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Europe's leaders gather in Brussels under mounting pressure to soften their tough-love approach to the weaker economies among them. With Greece locked in political chaos, much bigger Spain warns it can't keep afloat without help, as stock markets around the world tank over fears the leaders won't have the political will to act....
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Telegraph
James Middlebrook answers Northampton's batting crisis
Northamptonshire (302-4) v Gloucestershire Middlebrook comes to the rescue.
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Times of India
Economic mess starts to hurt Indian diplomacy
The 2G telecom crisis is not just a story of corruption in India’s showpiece infrastructure sector. Neither is the Vodafone issue. As these crises drag on, they are beginning to have a diplomatic fallout on India’s relations with these nations with implications ranging from the minor to the significant.
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FT
Pay cap end angers Commerzbank investors
German bank’s supervisory board removes a €500,000 salary limit for top executives despite its failure to pay a dividend since the financial crisis
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USA Today
Primer on euro woes: Europe leaders trying to boost growth
The leaders of the European Union will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to try and find a way to keep the debt crisis in Europe under control.
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MarketWatch
Michael Casey's FX Horizons: Fear is the glue keeping Greece attached to euro
The last two prime ministers of Greece have both just taken a leaf out of Hank Paulson’s financial crisis playbook, writes Michael Casey. They reached for the fear card.
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Daily Mail
Want to see an end to the euro crisis and return to a profitable UK? Then don't rely on a government which insists the EU has the answers
NIGEL FARAGE: MPs in Westminster are impotent to stand up for British businesses which means that EU regulations keep on hurting businesses at a time when we need them to be profitable.
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el universal
Ferrari ve al peso competitivo pese a crisis griega
El secretario de Economía aseguró que la divisa mexicana está amortiguando las sacudidas de los tipos de cambio
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Daily Mail
Greece debt crisis: Tourism bosses say Greece is open for business, but German travellers report hostility
Greece's tourism association has reassured travellers that it is still safe - and cheaper than ever - to holiday in the country, but some German tourists claim they have not been welcomed by locals.
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China Daily
Brad Pitt portrays broken American dream
Brad Pitt's latest movie paints a bleak picture of the broken American dream, blending a violent but comic gangster story with overt criticism of politicians' failure to address the economic crisis.
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China Daily
Growth pact can aid Europe's recovery
Overcoming the debt crisis haunting Europe is not a matter of months, but of years.
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siliconindia
PM Stresses Fiscal Responsibility
Cautioning the government in the wake of global financial crisis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said both the central and state government have to be fiscally responsible.
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BoingBoing
Zimbabwean senator proposes ending AIDS crisis by mutilating women and preventing them from bathing
A Zimbabwean senator named Morgan Femai from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change has given a bizarre, misogynist speech at an African HIV/AIDS conference in which he proposes that his county's AIDS health emergency can be solved by mandating that women must be ugly and unbathed, and be subject to genital mutilation. He also gave [...]
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Irish Times
Spanish teachers go on strike over €3bn in education spending cuts
MADRID – Spanish teachers went on strike yesterday to protest against cuts in education spending that unions say will put 100,000 substitute teachers out of work but that the government says are needed to tackle the euro zone debt crisis.
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The Sun
French IMF boss supports zero interest rate for UK
GROUP says slashing taxes may also be necessary if euro crisis continues to hurt UK
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Scientific American
Anthrax, anthrax, everywhere
Terrorism Drill This past week brought news about another successful bioterrorism response drill, effectively delivering hypothetical medicines to protect the citizens of Baltimore from a hypothetical anthrax attack . Frankly, I always shake my head in dismay when I read of such preparedness exercises. I think back to my childhood, with its duck and cover Cuban missile crisis school drills a...
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Foreign Policy
Bad cop/good cop with Ban and Annan
Since his first days in office, Ban Ki-moon
has lived under the shadow of his predecessor, Kofi Annan, the Nobel
Peace Prize laureate who was dubbed the "secular
pope" and viewed by many U.N. boosters as the organization's moral compass.
Ban, by contrast, was the guy engaging in secret
talks with unsavory dictators and autocrats in places like Burma, or holding
his tongue in th...
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The Nation
Eurozone crisis stunting global recovery: OECD
PARIS - Europe came under mounting pressure Tuesday to take action to boost growth as the OECD warned the eurozone crisis has worsened and poses the most serious risk to a recovery for the global economy.On the eve of a European summit, the head of the International Monetary Fund added her voice to the clamour for decisive moves after US President Barack Obama called for more coordination. ....
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The Nation
Eurozone crisis stunting global recovery: OECD
PARIS - Europe came under mounting pressure Tuesday to take action to boost growth as the OECD warned the eurozone crisis has worsened and poses the most serious risk to a recovery for the global economy.On the eve of a European summit, the head of the International Monetary Fund added her voice to the clamour for decisive moves after US President Barack Obama called for more coordination. ....
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The Nation
Eurozone crisis stunting global recovery: OECD
PARIS - Europe came under mounting pressure Tuesday to take action to boost growth as the OECD warned the eurozone crisis has worsened and poses the most serious risk to a recovery for the global economy.On the eve of a European summit, the head of the International Monetary Fund added her voice to the clamour for decisive moves after US President Barack Obama called for more coordination. ....
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FT
Germany rules out common euro bonds
Jitters over how Europe’s banks would be affected by a Greek exit from eurozone have lent urgency to latest discussions on sovereign debt crisis
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Acro
Currently, Marc Zuckerberg feels like a Greek
The Facebook IPO, its woes and consequent downgrading by the underwriters, reminded me of exactly how the financial markets have treated Greece. When the financial crisis broke out at the end of 2009, those at Goldman Sachs quickly turned around and speculated against the very country they helped ascend the Eurozone in 2000. The bank [...]
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Foreign Policy
Iran's buying time -- and that's fine
The May 23 Baghdad talks between Iran and the P5+1 (United
States, Britain, France, Russia, China, plus Germany) may prove to be a crucial
juncture in the Iranian nuclear crisis. The talks could lead to a compromise
with Iran while a lack of compromise could lead to an Israeli strike against
Iran's nuclear facilities, and possibly a costly regional war involving the
United States.
There is ...
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omg
Brad Pitt brings 'Killing Them Softly' to Cannes
Brad Pitt has arrived in Cannes with a hardboiled crime film featuring heavy doses of President Barack Obama and a backdrop of the economic crisis.
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Telegraph
George Osborne: 'The eurozone is our greatest threat'
Chancellor George Osborne warns the eurozone crisis is the greatest threat to the UK economy as he welcomes a report on by the International Monetary Fund.
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Irish Times
Support for German opposition rises
Support for Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) has jumped since their victory in a regional election, a new poll has shown, highlighting the increased domestic pressure on chancellor Angela Merkel as she battles the euro zone crisis.
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SI
Ian Thomsen: Behind Bass, Celtics rise from crisis of confidence
BOSTON -- The visitors from Philadelphia had not been set up, and they were not the victims of a confidence game. These truths did not prevent the 76ers from feeling as if they had been hustled by the Celtics and their crowd. The Boston fans could not have been in on the sting, because, in fact, they had come here Monday to possibly say goodbye.
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Reuters
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - May 22
The Bank of England bowed to outside pressure on Monday,
launching three independent reviews to learn lessons from the
financial and economic crisis, but it immediately ran into
criticism that their...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Baby boomers, beware the hepatitis C epidemic
Hepatitis C is a public-health crisis and Canada must take it seriously
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FOX
Human cost to Europe's economic crisis |
USA Today
Five proposals to solve $1 trillion college loan crisis
With student debt threatening to hobble the recovery, a look at proposals to address the crisis, and the likelihood they'll go anywhere.
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BBC
Greece elections: Your views
Political turmoil and currency crisis: What Greek citizens think
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Reuters
UPDATE 1-Evonik owner says may have to reconsider IPO timing
FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - German chemicals and real
estate conglomerate Evonik may delay a possible
initial public offering, its majority owner signalled, as the
euro zone crisis continues to...
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CNN Money
Stocks get an early blue-chip boost
U.S. stocks edged higher Monday, after closing out one of the worst weeks of the year, as investors pinned their hopes on European leaders' abilities to manage the continent's debt crisis.
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Times of India
Wheat crisis is the result of government's policy paralysis
Tied into knots by political compulsion, government has inflated the food subsidy bill, widened the fiscal deficit, and allowed grain to rot.
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Daily Mail
Rangers in crisis: Charles Green bid could be in doubt
Charles Green’s bid to take control of Rangers was confronted with another potential obstacle on Sunday — as director Dave King claimed he had been granted first refusal on Craig Whyte’s shareholding.
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AP
Europe faces difficult search for growth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 1/2-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part....
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WSJ
At Summit, a Struggle for Consensus
Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies struggled to agree on next steps to calm the euro zone debt crisis, with consensus at a weekend summit coming more easily on ways to cushion the world from an Iranian oil embargo.
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New York Times
World Leaders at U.S. Meeting Urge Growth, Not Austerity
Leaders of the Group of 8 nations, convened at Camp David, banded together on Saturday to press Germany to back more pro-growth policies to halt Europe’s deepening debt crisis.
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Barrons
Greek Fire Smoldering, Investors in Retreat
Toting up the cost of Athens' possible withdrawal from the euro zone, and the real danger—a contagion that could spread the crisis to all of Europe.
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BBC
Barack Obama welcomes G8 leaders
US President Obama hosts an opening dinner for G8 leaders, discussing North Korea, Syria and Iran, with the eurozone crisis likely to top Saturday's agenda.
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USA Today
G-8 leaders focus on European financial crisis
Leaders of the major industrialized nations are prodding Germany to balance its push for European fiscal austerity with stimulus spending.
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Mail & Guardian
G8 discussions focus on eurozone crisis and Syria
Meeting at President Obama's Camp David retreat, the G8 club of developed nations have focussed their discussions on growth and fiscal reforms.
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The Lancet
[Comment] Tackling NCDs: a different approach is needed
The NCD Alliance aims to put non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on the global agenda to address the NCD crisis. Improving outcomes in morbidity and mortality by 2015 will clearly depend to a large extent on tackling the burden of NCDs, especially in developing countries.
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USA Today
Penn blasts "whole world" for Haiti crisis
Sean Penn spreads the blame around before a major Cannes Film Festival fundraiser to aid the earthquake-torn country
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BBC
VIDEO: Niger faces malnutrition crisis
Save the Children says serious malnutrition has spread across the African state of Niger, despite giving warnings for months about the situation.
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Daily Mail
Property sells for millions and supercars fly out of showrooms: This economic crisis makes less sense by the hour
MICHAEL HANLON: America teeters on the brink of another recession - yet vulgar flats and luxury cars are changing hands for fortunes. These are odd times.
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Fortune
Andy Zaky: Apple has hit bottom and is about to bounce
A cult figure among day traders issues a rare "buy" recommendation
FORTUNE -- With Apple (AAPL) in an extraordinarily oversold position, trading just over $530 a share -- under 13 times last year's earnings and 10.56 times his estimated October earnings -- Bullish Cross' Andy Zaky on Thursday told his readers to buy:
"Those who have been waiting for a correction in Apple to buy the stock now ...
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Wired
Craig Venter Wants to Solve the World’s Energy Crisis
Here is one version of Craig Venter’s life story where he would’ve been a dutiful scientist at the National Institutes of Health, a respected yet anonymous researcher in genetics, perhaps. Thankfully, Venter saw that story line developing—and set about making sure it never happened. Instead, in 1992 Venter left the NIH to head the nonprofit [...]
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APA-OTS
CARE zum G8-Gipfel: Hungerkrise im Sahel muss Top-Thema sein!
Utl.: Neuesten Erhebungen zufolge benötigen mehr als 18 Millionen
Menschen in Westafrika dringend Hilfe =
Wien (OTS) - Zum heutigen Auftakt des G8-Gipfels im
amerikanischen Camp David weist die Hilfsorganisation CARE auf einen
neuen Bericht des "Food Crisis Prevention Networks" hin, …
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Reuters
G8 leaders look to head off euro zone crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to head off a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the euro zone bloc, threatening the future of the common currency.
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Wired
Craig Venter Wants to Solve the World's Energy Crisis
Here is one version of Craig Venter's life story where he would've been a dutiful scientist at the National Institutes of Health, a respected yet anonymous researcher in genetics, perhaps. Thankfully, Venter saw that story line developing—and set about making sure it never happened.
Instead, in 1992 Venter left the NIH to head the nonprofit Institute ...
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news.com.au
Spanish bank woes send dollar sliding
THE Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in almost six months on fears of a worsening European debt crisis.
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Hindustan Times
Asian markets tumble on eurozone turmoil; Sensex below 16000 mark
Asian markets resumed their downward trend today as the eurozone debt crisis was stoked by a ratings downgrade for Greece and 16 Spanish banks, while weak US data added to the pessimism. Sensex and Nifty are also down in the opening trade today.
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Reuters
Debt limit hike needn't be a crisis: Geithner
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that raising the debt ceiling did not have to be a crisis as it was last year when partisan bickering over how to do so cost the United States its top credit rating.
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Number10
Prime Minister: A Speech on the Economy
"The Eurozone is at a cross-roads. It either has to make-up or it is looking at a potential break-up."
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Charest suspends classes in response to student strikes
'We need to bring down the pressure, Quebec Premier says amid criticism of his crisis management
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BBC
How village life can help the elderly
How retirement complexes could help tackle social care crisis
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The Sun
RVP talks crisis
DUTCHMAN’S Arsenal future is up in the air after showdown talks with Arsene Wenger
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The Sun
RVP talks crisis
DUTCHMAN’S Arsenal future is up in the air after showdown talks with Arsene Wenger
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Greece appoints judge as interim PM
Greece appointed a senior judge Wednesday to head a caretaker government for a month as it lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the euro.
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physorg
How to avoid a global food crisis
The world faces a major challenge in the coming decades as global food demand is poised for unprecedented growth.
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Barrons
GE Capital Releases Dividend; Earlier, Larger Than Expected?
General Electric’s (GE) finance arm, GE Capital, will pay the parent company a $4.5 million special dividend this year. GE Capital suspended the dividend in 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis. It’s another sign that the company’s balance sheet is strong — the Fed needed to approve the payment — and that shareholders [...]
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Telegraph
Greece debt crisis: Q&A for holidaymakers
We answer the key questions for holidaymakers planning a trip to Greece.
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Daily Telegraph
Shares plunge on Greece crisis jitters
AUSTRALIAN stocks were down close to two per cent at noon with the resources-linked sectors doing it toughest.
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Washington Post
Group of Eight set to meet; France’s Francois Hollande to first visit Obama
Leaders of the world’s eight richest economies are set to gather at Camp David this weekend amid questions about Europe’s spiraling debt crisis.
But before they do, one key player, French President Francois Hollande, will stop by the White House to introduce himself to President Obama.
Read full article >>
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Nature
Seven days: 11–17 May 2012
The week in science: Scientific journals to be protected in UK libel reform; Mars rover awakens; and the Global Fund emerges from a fund-raising crisis.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Pain in Spain awakens contrarians
Stocks have fallen so much theyre roughly back to the same levels as March, 2009, during the most gloomy point in the financial crisis
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AP
Romney pins 'prairie fire of debt' on Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country's economy and, as proof, pointed to "a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens what it means to be an American."...
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Salon
W’s elevator endorsement trick
The 43rd president is a willing accomplice in the Romney effort to pretend 2008 never happened
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el universal
Ramonet insta a crear #39;quinto poder#39; alternativo
El comunicólogo español sostuvo que los medios masivos que están en el "centro del poder" sufren una "crisis" porque fallaron en su misión de construir ciudadanía, dado que anteponen los intereses de sus propietarios
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Amnesty International
Mali’s worst human rights situation in 50 years
Headline Title:
Mali’s worst human rights situation in 50 years
16 May 2012
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali and dozens have been subjected to arbitrary detention, extra-judicial executions or sexual violence including rape, Amn...
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Rolling Stone
Storm & Grace
"I"m a bit transgressive and suppressive as well" sings Lisa Marie Presley on "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" shouting out an identity crisis her third LP fully owns The daughter of Elvis and ex-wife of Michael never jelled as a pop-rock diva (see her 2005 duet with Pink "Shine") Here...
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BBC
VIDEO: Are billions exposed to unsafe water?
The UN has greatly downplayed the scale of the global drinking water crisis, research carried out by the BBC suggests.
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lesoir
16:15 L’International Crisis Group » a reçu la visite du Prince Philippe
Le Prince Philippe a rendu une visite de travail au bureau bruxellois de l’International Crisis Group » (ICG). C’était la deuxième visite du Prince, la première da...lire la suitehistoires liées15:58 Une délégation américaine rend visite à l’opposante Timochenko16:02 Godinne: les riverains mécontents envisagent une action collective16:16 Merkel : « La solidarité aura cours tant qu’Athènes tiend...
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Daily Telegraph
Thomson warning over HSU 'ignored'
LABOR officials were allegedly first warned about a looming crisis within the scandal-ridden HSU as far back as 2005, it is claimed.
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White House
Presidential Proclamation -- National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2012
NATIONAL DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION DAY
AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK, 2012
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
From the railroads that connected our continent in the 19th century to the highways that drove progress during the 20th, American infrastructure has fueled our Nation's growth for generations. Our roads, rails, runways, and shipyards ha...
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USA Today
Roundup: Bottles, binkies can be hazards
Toddlers can get hurt with bottles, binkies and sippy cups. Also: obesity crisis may add to transplant shortage; hot car deaths begin.
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Irish Times
Warning over fragility of supply
The EU’s economic and fiscal crisis has overshadowed risks of water shortages and contamination, according to Fine Gael MEP Mairéad McGuinness.
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Reuters
Europe's woes hit global demand for luxury homes
LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for the world's priciest houses is likely to cool this year after two years of strong growth, as concerns over Europe's debt crisis, the health of the global economy and...
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Washington Post
Editorial Board: Mutual assurance
IN THE WORLD of finance, money market mutual funds are about as safe and boring as it gets. They invest customers’ money in a diversified portfolio of short-term, highly liquid securities and, in return, provide a modest rate of interest along with bank-like services and access to cash. No problem. Or so it seemed until the financial crisis of 2008 caused a run on money market funds — a sudde...
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Entertainment Online
Happy Birthday, Robert Pattinson! Twilight Star Turns 26
If Robert Pattinson was in the midst of a quarter-life crisis, we sure couldn't tell.
The Twilight thesp, who celebrates his 26th birthday today, kind of ruled when it came to the...
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Hoy
El laberinto griego conduce a los comicios
La crisis económica y los brutales recortes que sufre la población desde hace dos años casi han conseguido en Grecia un salto atrás en el tiempo que da vértigo: en cosa de un mes puede llegar a tener un Gobierno comunista con un fuerte partido nazi en la oposición. Pero, al mismo tiempo, constituiría una novedad política sorprendente en Europa: el primer Ejecutivo que lleva al poder las ideas d...
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Times of India
This crisis of authority does not have an easy fix
The sight of a weak prime minister humiliated repeatedly by a coalition partner has been too much for most Indians. Time and again Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of Bengal, has undermined actions of Manmohan Singh’s government that were approved by the Cabinet and patently in the nation’s interest. They have ranged from an agreement with Bangladesh over the sharing of waters of the Teesta rive...
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Irish Times
Kerry club in financial trouble
NEWS:A LEADING GAA club has revealed it is encountering a “very serious” financial crisis which is rapidly reaching a stage where any cheques written will not be honoured.
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New York Times
Skateboarding Past a Midlife Crisis
Graying embers of Generation X are grabbing their skateboards and reclaiming their youth.
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circleID
Canadian Telcos Fast Tracking Ftt to Combat Cable Operators
There are a number of stimuli which are pushing Canada's burgeoning FttH market, and the government and telcos alike have made significant steps to improve the reach and capacity of broadband infrastructure. These measures will show real benefits for consumers in recent years.
From the government's side, its Economic Action Plan, launched in 2009 as a response to the global financial...
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Daily Mail
EastEnders in crisis! Dramatic ratings drop as viewers desert the show
Last night it was confirmed that actor Matt Lapinskas, who plays Anthony Moon, will be getting the axe from the show in a decision that is bound to shock fans.
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China Daily
Greek crisis won't overshadow torch lighting: Coe
Greece's economic crisis will not upstage the lighting of the Olympic flame at the birthplace of the Games, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Mail & Guardian
White says Larkham return a 'real option' for Brumbies
Coach Jake White says a potential comeback of Wallaby great Stephen Larkham is a "real option" to answer an ACT Brumbies injury crisis at fly-half.
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Mashable
Facebook Launches Crisis Tools for Military Service Members
A new Facebook program provides military personnel, veterans and their families with customized resources when their content is flagged as harmf…
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TechCrunch
Facebook Enhances Its Suicide Prevention Outreach, Adds Services For Vets And Military Personnel
Facebook's role as a social network for close to one billion people can be a weighty responsibility, and today the company took one more step in the kind of social outreach activities that befit a company with that kind of audience. It has formed a new partnership with Blue Star Families and the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a special set of services aimed at vets and other military ...
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Telegraph
Blackburn Rovers' owners Venky's poised for crisis talks as CEO Paul Hunt sacked
Blackburn owners Venky's to fly in for crisis talks following reports that deputy chief executive Paul Hunt has been sacked.
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NZZ
Rigorose Strafen für Unbelehrbare
Die von der Concussion Crisis erfassten Ligen NFL und NHL sind wachgerüttelt
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perez hilton
Nicole Kidman Will Ruin Her Kid's Lives In The Family Fang
Nicole Kidman just missed her second Academy Award after she was nominated for her performance in Rabbit Hole, but this project sounds like it could result in another shot at an Oscar!
The actress has signed on to play the matriarch in The Family Fang. The adaptation from the novel of the same name is [...]
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Deal to end Quebec tuition fee crisis unravelling
Education Ministers comments lead student leaders to demand clarification as rejection votes for tentative deal pile up
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Daily Telegraph
Thomson lived high life on union funds
THE Gillard government in yet another crisis after the industrial umpire found suspended MP Craig Thomson committed massive fraud.
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Slashdot
Database and IP Records Tie Election Fraud To Canada's Ruling Conservatives
choongiri writes "Canada's election fraud scandal continues to unfold. Elections Canada just matched the IP address used to set up thousands of voter suppression robocalls to one used by a Conservative Party operative, and a comparison of call records found a perfect match between the illegal calls, and records of non-supporters in the Conservative Party's CIMS voter tracking database, as well ...
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Irish Times
European election results to reshape fiscal treaty debate
EUROPE IS braced for change and uncertainty as the people of France and Greece cast judgment on their leaders this weekend, votes with potential to reshape the political landscape in the third year of the debt crisis.
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Salon
A conservative show goes liberal
Tim Allen’s sitcom “Last Man Standing," which aired the penultimate episode of its first season last night, is winding up with far less braggadocio than it began. The show began as part of a triumvirate of ABC sitcoms about masculinity in crisis, men being besieged and bettered women at every turn (the other two were the hapless-if-sweet dad sitcom “Man Up” and the all-time cross-dressing horr...
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Daily Telegraph
Eels are a club in crisis
THE last time Parramatta were in this much strife Elvis Presley's It's Now Or Never was on top of the charts.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Membership fall crisis for unions
THE continuing decline in their numbers should be matched by a loss of influence.
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science blogs
Links for 2012-04-30 [Uncertain Principles]
Confessions of a Community College Dean: Class Dismissed In my darker moments, I sometimes wonder if the root of the problem with public higher education in America is that it was designed to create and support a massive middle class. And we've tacitly decided as a society that a massive middle class is not a priority. We're trying to fulfill a mission that the country has largely abandoned. ...
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Entertainment Online
Mad Men Recap: Harsh Truths of Growing Up—Plus, Whose Marriage Is on the Rocks?
Don Draper's (Jon Hamm) newlywed life is not easy. Last week it was an orange sherbet crisis and this week it was in-laws coming to town. But is the Draper marriage stronger than ever? And...
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The Sun
Chantelle wedding called off by Alex Reid
CAGE fighter’s relationship is in crisis in the wake of blazing rows with his heavily-pregnant girlfriend over ‘interfering pals’
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Cash for tweets backfires into crisis
CELEBRITY Twitter endorsements are a new way to target social media junkies and most of them didn't know they were being targeted.
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BBC
Care costs could close libraries
A crisis in funding care for the elderly could lead to closure of parks, libraries and public toilets, according to the leaders of nearly every council in England and Wales.
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BBC
VIDEO: Israeli blockade 'hurting Gaza crops'
Farmers in the Gaza Strip say they are facing an agricultural crisis as the Israeli blockade takes its toll on their ability to tend to and harvest their crops.
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Reuters
Financial crises caused by "stupidity and greed": Geithner
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought on Wednesday to reassure Americans that the Obama administration was doing what it could to rout out the bad actors from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
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APA-OTS
Saxo Bank Q2 Outlook 2012: The Great Balancing Act
Copenhagen, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) -
A crisis has been avoided for now but policies continue to inflict
harm
Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, believes
a reasonably positive economic momentum barring a geopolitical crisis
is likely during Q2 2012. The eventual …
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Gizmodo
CRISIS AVERTED: Japan Standardizes Its Emoji [Japan]
There's been a storm brewing in Japan—emoji, the ubiquitous text-based faces that dominate Japanese mobile communications, have been getting mistranslated between carriers. You send a picture of a bull, they get a picture of a cow, AND PEOPLE START DYING. More »
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BnAmericas
Energía Eléctrica - Chile - Directivo de industria minera rechaza interconexión regional como solución a crisis energética del SING
La idea de obtener electricidad desde el extranjero para cubrir la creciente demanda en el norte de Chile por la expansión de la industria minera fue desestimada y calificada de estratégicamente invia...
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The New Yorker
James Surowiecki: Congress and long-term unemployment.
The talk in Washington these days is all about budget deficits, tax rates, and the “fiscal crisis” that supposedly looms in our near future. But this chatter has eclipsed a much more pressing crisis here and now: almost thirteen million Americans are still unemployed. Though the job market . . .
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Mail & Guardian
Investigating unit's funding crisis begins to bite
The SIU's capacity to investigate corruption is under threat from a cash crisis that has forced it to terminate the contracts of part-time staff.
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Washington Post
Ozzie Guillen’s suspension is over, but the public relations crisis may continue
Miami Marlins Manager Ozzie Guillen made his return to the dugout Tuesday after getting some time off to think about his boneheaded comments praising Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The Cuban American community’s capacity for forgiveness will help determine how much longer he’ll remain on the ballclub’s payroll.
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science blogs
Kommentar von JanieB bei "Die dunkle Materie bleibt weiter rätselhaft" (Astrodicticum Simplex) am 19.04.2012
@Arnold Beckenbauer:
Der Wissenschaftler, den du ansprichst ist Prof. Pavel Kroupa und er hat gerade letzte Woche ein sehr interessantes Paper mit dem Titel:
"The dark matter crisis: falsification of the current standard model of cosmology"
über diese Thematik veröffentlicht:http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.2546
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New York Times
Carriers Warn of Crisis in Mobile Spectrum
As data usage multiplies on mobile devices, carriers say they need more spectrum, but scientists and engineers say newer technologies can improve efficiency.
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People
Fifty Shades of Grey Inspired by Author's Fantasies, Midlife Crisis
The British author says her own fantasies inspired the super-popular erotic trilogy
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American Scientist
Oysters in Deep Trouble: Is Pacific Ocean's Chemistry Killing Sea Life?
As the oyster industry heads into the fifth summer of its most
unnerving crisis in decades, scientists are pondering a disturbing
theory. They suspect water that rises from deep in the Pacific
Ocean--icy seawater that surges into Willapa Bay and gets pumped into
seaside hatcheries--may be corrosive enough to kill baby oysters...
from the Seattle Times
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TMZ
Secret Service Director Mark J. Sullivan -- One BIG Question Remains ...
With the Secret Service in full crisis mode following the hooker scandal in Colombia ... there's one question throbbing in the minds of the American people ... and this morning in D.C. that question was asked to the Agency's top dog, Mark J.…
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Russian Government
Vladimir Putin attends a Finance Ministry board meeting
“Now that we’ve overcome the crisis, we’ve seen inflation drop to its lowest rate in twenty years – 6.1%. Our total sovereign debt is under 10% of GDP, which, as we know, is far less than in Europe and the United States. Our foreign exchange reserves are now the world’s third largest. This country is on the threshold of a new era.”
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New York Times
Personal Health: Personal Health: Too Much Medicine, and Too Few Checks
Overmedication of the elderly is a widespread problem, a public health crisis that compromises the well-being of growing numbers of older adults.
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FT
European banks: Lloyds and ING
Lloyds Banking Group and ING are both on tight European Union-imposed timetables to sell assets because they received state aid in the crisis
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BBC
Philippines-US war games begin amid China crisis
Do the Philippines-US military drills impact on China?
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The Jerusalem Post
Global Agenda: Don’t wait until it’s too late
The European crisis is unresolvable, and the European Monetary Union and the euro are doomed.
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IKRK
Mali: averting disaster
The crisis affecting northern Mali since mid-January has made it difficult for the population to obtain health care, water and food. Following violence and looting in early April, the ICRC and the Mali Red Cross are striving to meet some of the most acute needs.
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Los Angeles Times
Daum: The radical message of 'Girls'
The HBO show is being touted as a watershed in its refusal to objectify women. But what's arguably more important is its refusal to romanticize youth.When I was 24 and living in a funky New York City apartment with roommates, roaches and ambitions that were both utterly consuming and utterly unfocused, I was convinced my generation was cursed. It was the early 1990s, and between a recession, th...
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BnAmericas
Privatization - Venezuela - Debts aggravating crisis at aluminum companies
The low output at the Venezuelan state aluminum companies such as Alcasa, Venalum, Bauxilum and Carbonorca is due, in part, to the debts owed between them, the director of labor relations at state red...
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New York Times
Quest for New Fossil Fuels Goes to Africa and Beyond
The hunt for new oil and gas reserves is heading into Africa and other unexplored territories as subsidies for alternative energy are cut and as a result of the nuclear crisis in Japan last year.
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Goal.com
Doni sent off to leave Liverpool with goalkeeper crisis ahead of FA Cup semifinal
The Brazilian received his marching orders after bringing down Marcus Olsson in the box but saw his replacement, Brad Jones, save Yakubu's resulting penalty
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The Jerusalem Post
Turkish PM, Saudi king to meet on Syria
Erdogan will fly to Jeddah, Moscow for consultations in crisis; Saudi has led Arab efforts to isolate Assad.
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Daily Mail
Can too much plastic surgery change your personality? Excessive cosmetic procedures could lead to identity crisis, warn psychologists
According to U.S. psychologists, plastic surgery that drastically changes a person's appearance can have detrimental effects on their sense of identity.
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Los Angeles Times
Official says L.A. risks insolvency without new taxes
L.A.'s top budget official raised the specter of bankruptcy in a sweeping report in which he called for new taxes, major pension reform and possibly layoffs.
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New York Times
ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: America and the Balance of Global Power
On this week's Book Review podcast, Zbigniew Brzezinski discusses America and the crisis of global power.
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amNY
Todd Harrison: What happens to stocks without the stimulus crutch?
The Federal Reserve released the âminutesâ from its most recent meeting this week and hinted that the punch bowl of synthetic stimulus may soon be removed. Given that financial assets have relied on this âfixâ since the first phase of the financial crisis, Wall Street was none-too-pleased.
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Reuters
Total crew inspects leaking Elgin platform
LONDON (Reuters) - French oil major Total's team of crisis engineers carried out a reconnaissance mission at its leaking North Sea Elgin gas platform on Thursday, ahead of a plan to plug the well, the group said.
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AP
China lifts microblog controls that sparked outcry
BEIJING (AP) -- China's two biggest microblog sites resumed normal service Tuesday after a three-day ban on posting comments that sparked complaints about censorship amid the country's worst high-level political crisis in years....
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Irish Times
Dalglish urges Reds to stay united
Soccer:Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish expects everyone at the club to stick together to pull through their growing crisis. The Reds crashed to a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games at Newcastle yesterday to remain eighth in the table, a place below neighbours Everton.
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Times LIVE
Rhino Rip-off
The public needs to be aware of bogus fundraisers cashing in on South Africa's poaching crisis
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New York Times
On Eve of Masters, Woods Is Changed but Familiar
On the eve of the Masters, Tiger Woods is clearly a better golfer than he was in 2010, but after his personal crisis is he a better person, too?
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National Post
My Week: A sensible way to enjoy your mid-life crisis
Jonathan Goldstein: Tony and I have been talking about taking improv classes since our twenties. We are now 42, an age at which it is considerably more difficult to start new things
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FOXnews
REVIEW: Suffering from an identity crisis, 'Mirror, Mirror' is a magical mess
Not even a magical kiss can break the curse of the wicked “Mirror Mirror.”
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The Sun
One Direction crisis as birds flock to US gigs
EXCLUSIVE: Boyband bring in extra security to protect star Niall Horan from PIGEONS
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Scientific American
Food, not war, is the biggest threat to world security, argues Lester Brown
Even as Iran’s nuclear program raises the likelihood of yet another conflict in the middle east, the bigger threat is a potential food crisis in the making, says Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute. “When I ask myself, what are the threats for out security today, foreign aggression doesn’t make top five,” Brown [...]
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el universal
Eduardo Blanco aboga por el cine hispano ante la crisis
El actor argentino partícipe en la Muestra de Cine Latinoamericano de Cataluña, sueña con ayudar, mediante su trabajo, a impulsar la industria cinematográfica de habla hispana
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AP
Crisis-hit Greece gets sponsors for torch relay
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece has lined up enough sponsors to fully fund its leg of the Olympic torch relay in May despite the country's financial crisis....
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Times LIVE
Tied up in a crisis
Steven Sidley's difficult but brilliant character, Jared Borowitz, bids for happiness with mixed success, writes Diane Awerbuck
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News.co.au
Clooney released after paying $100 fine
GEORGE Clooney and his father were arrested during a protest outside the Sudanese embassy, and the actor said he has asked President Barack Obama to engage China on stopping a humanitarian crisis in northern Africa.
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dlisted
Clooney In Cuffs
George Clooney's kinky ass is used to being in handcuffs, but this morning he was thrown into a pair of Lohan bracelets for a different reason. No, George wasn't arrested for the hurtful acts of shittery he committed by doing Batman & Robin. George and his father Nick Clooney were arrested for protesting outside of the Sudanese embassy in DC. Getting arrested was...
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USA Today
Toilet paper crisis grips Trenton
The capital of New Jersey is in the grips of a toilet paper crisis as city officials squabble over a supply contract for public buildings.
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The Jerusalem Post
Japan mourns tsunami dead 1 year after disaster
Nation observes moment of silence on anniversary of earthquake which triggered tsunami, nuclear crisis.
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Times LIVE
To rephrase the words of Joe Slovo: has democracy failed?
WHEN the Soviet Union collapsed, the South African Communist Party - until then one of the loyal standard-bearers of "Soviet accomplishment" - faced an existential crisis.
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Barrons
The Culture Changer
Austrian-born Peter Löscher has made Germany's Siemens lean, mean and profitable in the aftermath of a massive bribery scandal and the global financial crisis.
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Daily Mail
Transplants: Patients could one day 'grow' new organs from their own stem cells to replace failing body parts
The treatment could offer a solution to the donor shortage crisis in the UK, pioneering surgeon Professor Macchiarini (pictured) from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, says.
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Hindustan Times
Dravid, a tough batting perfectionist
Classy, conventional, cool in a crisis and controversy-free, Rahul Dravid is an idol and superstar of Indian cricket as well as a gentlemanly competitor revered by opponents the world over.
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Human Rights Watch
Japan: A Year After Fukushima, Response Falls Short
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Many residents of Fukushima prefecture still lack basic information and clear answers about the level of radiation in their food and environment. Although the explosion at the Daiichi plant is considered the most severe radiation crisis worldwide since Chernobyl, many residents of Fukushima prefecture report that they have not be...
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Barrons
HP: Beware Long and Winding Road, Says Gimme Credit
Dave Novosel of fixed income ratings firm Gimme Credit this morning reiterates a Sell recommendation on Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) bonds, after reminding investors of the “long and winding road” back to recovery that the company faces under recently installed CEO Meg Whitman. (I’d written something along the same lines in this week’s Barron’s print magazine, following HP’s [...]
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Rolling Stone
Arcade Fire to Give Lecture About Haiti
Four members of the Arcade Fire will visit the University of Texas in Austin on March 19th to deliver a lecture about Haiti's current socio-economic crisis Win Butler Régine Chassagne Will Butler and Marika Anthony-Shaw will recount their volunteer efforts in the region and discuss the nation's need for health...
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Science Daily
Fukushima one year on: poor planning hampered Fukushima response
One year after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011, an independent investigation panel has highlighted the country’s failures in disaster planning and crisis management for the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The article shows that agencies were thoroughly unprepared for the cascading nuclear disaster, following a tsunami that should have been anticip...
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siliconindia
NPA in Banks are Alarming
by danendra jain Though volume of NPA in Public sector banks has been rising quarter after quarter ,RBI may be right in saying that volume of NPA in PSBs is not alarming as of now because in case of any eventuality PSBs can meet the crisis by their own capital which is at least 9% as per Bale committee recommendation. But the matter of real concern i...
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Times LIVE
James Bond and Batman help rescue London developers
Hollywood is helping London developers weather the financial crisis by turning empty offices into film sets, providing cash and publicity for landlords struggling to fill buildings with tenants because of the uncertain economic outlook.
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National Post
Trapped in a fat cell: How pollutants may be exacerbating the obesity crisis
Jennifer Sygo: Is our environment making us fatter? In this case, we’re talking about our physical environment: the air we breathe, the things we touch, the water we drink. Is it possible that they can influence our weight?
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Mail & Guardian
Crisis talk in Bayern as Schalke loom
In the wake of their shock defeat in Basel, Bayern Munich need to beat title rivals Schalke 04 on Sunday to ease their growing crisis.
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Los Angeles Times
Bobbi Kristina offered coping advice by Janet Jackson [Video]
Bobbi Kristina Brown may be in crisis with the death of her mother, Whitney Houston, but star Janet Jackson is offering advice on coping with loss. Janet Jackson is speaking out on how Bobbi Kristina Brown can move on with life after losing mom Whitney Houston.
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National Post
Canadians on edge of debt cliff
With the ratio of debt to income already at a record 153%, how long until Canada approaches the landmark 160% hit by the United States before it tipped into crisis more than three years ago?
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The worlds not in crisis - its just between stabilities
After decades of fixed inequality, global economic realities are being rebalanced
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Los Angeles Times
NFL buzz, as viewed on Twitter and Facebook
Analysts comb social media messages to decipher what sports fans are conversing about and determine what's hot, what's not.I was an old soul at age 7, had my first midlife crisis at 12.
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Reuters
Solar crisis triggers Q-Cells debt restructuring
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Q-Cells said it would restructure two convertible bonds and is trying to agree a partial repayment of a third, as the German solar company struggles to secure financing...
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Reuters
Ex-U.S. spy chief says may take crisis for new cyber law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies have unique capabilities that can help protect American companies from cyber espionage and attack, but it will probably take a crisis to change laws to allow that type of cooperation, a former spy chief said on Monday.
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Telegraph
Facebook friends can't be relied on in a crisis
Young people are flooded with Facebook friends but have few they would actually turn to in a crisis, a survey suggests.
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Daily Telegraph
Keys' hubby may be the one Fallin'
ALICIA Keys' husband, Swizz Beatz, is in crisis meetings with his lawyers ahead of possible questioning by the FBI.
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AP
Drought returns to Sahel, bringing hunger
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- For the third time in the past decade, drought has returned to the arid, western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions. Aid agencies are warning that if action is not taken now, the region known as the Sahel could slip into crisis....
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USA Today
Sundance documentary exposes Detroit's crisis
"Detropia," premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, portrays the Motor City as a canary in the coal mine of America's economic future.
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SI
Michael Farber: NHL starving for star power
There is a quiet NHL crisis looming. Sidney Crosby is ailing. Alex Ovechkin is slumping. Face it, the league now sorely lacks big star power and spectacular teams, writes Michael Farber.
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Reuters
IBM seen posting Q4 growth, headwinds expected in 2012
(Reuters) - IBM Corp is expected to report solid fourth quarter results on January 19 under new chief executive Virginia Rometty as investors look for news about the potential impact of the Eurozone crisis and currency headwinds in 2012.
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Reuters
Troubled euro gains currency with counterfeiters
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's debt crisis may be threatening to unravel the euro but criminals increasingly see the single currency as worth counterfeiting.
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The Nation
S&P’s action turns up the heat on EU economic leaders
BRUSSELS - Two weeks before a new summit, European leaders are under pressure to deliver a credible solution to the debt crisis after Standard & Poor's punished their policies with stinging credit downgrades.
Eurozone governments face an uphill battle as they scramble to avoid a messy debt default in Greece, boost a bailout fund considered too small to save bigger countries and seal a ...
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Gallery scene reflects China's rise
AFTER a pause during the 2008 crisis, prospects are again on the rise.
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AP
Elton John to write book about the AIDS crisis
LONDON (AP) -- Elton John is writing his first book, a personal account of the AIDS crisis....
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Rolling Stone
The NFL Coaching Crisis
The 2011 NFL season will be remembered for many things the Packers' run at perfection the Drew Brees-Aaron Rodgers-Tom Brady three-headed assault on Dan Marino's passing record Tim Tebow and the Divine-Intervention Broncos But what Gridiron Posterity should really remember about this year is how extraordinarily bad the coaching has been...
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CNN
Fortune's guide to the future
Steve Jobs once said that the best way to predict the future is to invent it. That's a clever way of dancing around the dangers inherent in the business of long-term forecasting. History is littered with the detritus of crystal-ball watchers. There are the dead-wrong predictions -- usually underestimating technology. The 1899 U.S. patent chief declares that anything that can be invented has bee...
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Irish Times
Calling time on the euro?
The euro crisis dominated EU affairs in 2011 and probably will again in 2012, as leaders fail to come to grips the issues, writesARTHUR BEESLEYin Brussels
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Technology Review
The Rare-Earth Crisis
Today's electric cars and wind turbines rely on a few elements that are mined almost entirely in China. Demand for these materials may soon exceed supply. Will this be China's next great economic advantage?
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The Nation
Govt apathy cutting farmers to the bone
MULTAN - The Kissan Board Pakistan South Punjab chapter has condemned prolonged power outages at the time of wheat sowing, saying it is a conspiracy to hinder the country from achieving sowing target.Addressing a meeting of KBP South Punjab here on Friday, Malik Fayyazul Hassan Bhutta warned that the country would miss the target, resulting in a serious food crisis in the coming days. He added ...
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The Nation
Iraq set for crisis talks after deadly bombings
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi political leaders were set for crisis talks on Friday after the country suffered its deadliest attacks in four months amid a row that has seen its premier threaten to dissolve power-sharing.Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is wanted on charges of running a death squad, blamed the crisis on Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and accused the Iraqi leader of beha...
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Reuters
Insight: Russia says no to West's way with HIV
MOSCOW (Reuters) - In 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev said heroin was a threat to Russia's national security. This year, Russia pledged to finance programs to reduce the harm done by drug use, including an HIV crisis that is one of the most severe in the world.
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AP
ECB lends banks $639 billion over 3 years
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The European Central Bank loaned a massive euro489 billion ($639 billion) to 523 banks for an exceptionally long period of three years in an effort to steady a financial system under pressure from the eurozone debt crisis....
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Gala
Tom Cruise angeblich in einer Midlife Crisis
Tom Cruise steckt Berichten zufolge mitten in einer Midlife Crisis, nachdem er Falten in seinem Gesicht bemerkt hat.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Hate social media? Let me help you
If an online crisis occurs, these three takeaways will better enable you to react to it
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Technology Review
"Tectonic Shifts" in Employment
Information technology is reducing the need for certain jobs faster than new ones are being created.
The United States faces a protracted unemployment crisis: 6.3 million fewer Americans have jobs than was true at the end of 2007. And yet the country's economic output is higher today than it was before the financial crisis. Where did the jobs go? Several factors, including outsourcing, help exp...
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The Nation
Kayani-Asif talk pricks rift balloon
ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had a telephonic contact with President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday, reportedly to dispel the impression of clash between the institutions and discuss some crucial issues involving memo controversy, which is at the centre of political crisis gripping the country.The phone call made by Gen Kayani to Zardari during his Fridays meeting w...
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The Nation
Kayani-Asif talk pricks rift balloon
ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had a telephonic contact with President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday, reportedly to dispel the impression of clash between the institutions and discuss some crucial issues involving memo controversy, which is at the centre of political crisis gripping the country.The phone call made by Gen Kayani to Zardari during his Fridays meeting w...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The truth behind Patrick Chans China crisis
Elite figure skater Patrick Chan has had soaring highs and painful lows in the past couple of weeks. examines his controversial comments and where they came from
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euronews
Les scénarios possibles en RDC
*Thierry Vircoulon est directeur du programme Afrique centrale à l’ONG International Crisis Group. Il a suivi de près le déroulement des élections…
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Reuters
Economy crisis saves Spanish ruins but buries future
VALENCINA DE LA CONCEPCION, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's pre-historic burial chambers have survived invasion, war, a long dictatorship and a property bubble which paved over vast tracts of the country.
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Reuters
Band in a rush: Metallica aims to beat euro crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Heavy metal titans Metallica could have visited Europe in 2012 or 2013. A look at the euro crisis was enough to make up their minds -- the sooner the better.
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USA Today
Greeks tighten belt with crisis cookbooks
These are some of the tips Greeks used to survive the World War II occupation that have been collected in "Starvation Recipes."
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USA Today
Report: Banks netted $13B from Fed loans
Banks earned $13 billion in secret cut-rate loans from the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis, Bloomberg reports.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Weekend TV picks: ER drama and the CFL
A made-for-TV movie recalls the SARS crisis; Winnipeg Blue Bombers and B.C. Lions square off for Canadian football supremacy
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The Jerusalem Post
Crisis mode: Maccabi falls 3-0 in Acre
Yellow-and-blue listless in second straight loss; KS tied (for now) at top.
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Reuters
UBS analysts predict "collapse" in EU CO2 permits
LONDON (Reuters) - European Union carbon permits, which have shed more than 40 percent since June, could plunge further as the bloc struggles with a mounting debt crisis and a glut of supply in the...
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USA Today
Is Penn State preparing PR counterattack to save image?
Is Penn State preparing a PR counterattack to save its image? Hires crisis management firm Ketchum
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The Nation
Prolonged power outage in Karachi irks citizens, affects industrial activities
Loadshedding crisis has again surged across the city irking the citizens besides halting commercial and industrial activities.According to details, Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has once againrevived load shedding in the residential and commercial areas on the pretextof oil and gas shortage. It is pertinent to mention that citizens across the metropolis have to face six to ten hours on...
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Nature
The pollinator crisis: What's best for bees
Pollinating insects are in crisis. Understanding bees' relationships with introduced species could help.
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Rolling Stone
Margin Call
Want to be a fly on the wall when a gaggle of investment bankers precipitate the 2008 financial crisis? Step up for Margin Call a thrillingly intense look at what went down through the prism of one unnamed Wall Street investment firm trying to save its ass before Armageddon Writer-director...
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National Post
Earthquake knocks Japan into recession
Japan’s economy shrank much more than expected in the first quarter and slipped into recession after the triple blow of the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit business and consumer spending and tore apart supply chains
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China Daily
On Wall Street, a return to exuberance
Two years after the onset of the financial crisis, the stock market is recovering and its moneyed elite are spending again - at times cautiously, but sometimes with a familiar swagger.
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Countries |
MIX |
| 1 | United States | 90.600 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 26.631 |
| 3 | India | 23.760 |
| 4 | Spain | 8.105 |
| 5 | Mexico | 7.810 |
| 6 | Argentina | 6.279 |
| 7 | Canada | 5.322 |
| 8 | Philipines | 5.200 |
| 9 | Australia | 4.832 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 3.216 |
| 11 | Korea South | 2.760 |
| 12 | Pakistan | 2.320 |
| 13 | Singapore | 2.020 |
| 14 | China | 1.940 |
| 15 | Kenya | 1.580 |
| 16 | Colombia | 1.455 |
| 17 | Italy | 1.270 |
| 18 | Germany | 1.150 |
| 19 | Peru | 1.070 |
| 20 | Chile | 0.939 |
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| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 16.000 |
| 2 | CNN | 14.000 |
| 3 | foxnews | 4.800 |
| 4 | BBC News | 4.000 |
| 5 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 3.400 |
| 6 | Reuters | 2.800 |
| 7 | the telegraph | 2.600 |
| 8 | Joong Ang Ilbo | 2.500 |
| 9 | The Sun | 2.500 |
| 10 | IBN live | 2.500 |
| 11 | El Pais | 2.500 |
| 12 | New York Times | 2.200 |
| 13 | AARP Bulletin | 2.160 |
| 14 | economictimes | 2.100 |
| 15 | Huffington Post | 2.100 |
| 16 | Dinamalar | 2.100 |
| 17 | USA Today | 2.000 |
| 18 | Times Now | 2.000 |
| 19 | India Today | 1.920 |
| 20 | Financial Times Europe | 1.800 |
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Languages |
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| 1 | English | 168.117 |
| 2 | Spanish | 28.019 |
| 3 | Dutch | 3.711 |
| 4 | Tamil | 2.100 |
| 5 | German | 1.348 |
| 6 | Italian | 1.270 |
| 7 | Portuguese | 1.000 |
| 8 | Chinese | 0.970 |
| 9 | Finnish | 0.590 |
| 10 | Polish | 0.500 |
| 11 | Indonesian | 0.400 |
| 12 | Romanian | 0.340 |
| 13 | Korean | 0.220 |
| 14 | Hungarian | 0.210 |
| 15 | Norwegian | 0.200 |
| 16 | Japanese | 0.160 |
| 17 | Russian | 0.100 |
| 18 | Turkish | 0.070 |
| 19 | Greek | 0.060 |
| 20 | French | 0.040 |
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