Euronews
| Apr 17, 2013
The government austerity programs making life a misery for millions of people in the European Union and around the world may all be the result of a mistake in Microsoft Excel, according to University of Massachusetts researchers. They found major ...
Euronews
| Mar 20, 2013
Cypriot ministers voted down a proposed levy on the island's bank deposits as part of a bailout arrangement, delighting protesters gathered outside, but shaking up the Eurozone."We are a strong example, not only for this country, but for ...
Euronews
| Feb 13, 2013
The Spanish parliament has bowed to public pressure and agreed to debate a citizens' motion that would protect indebted homeowners from eviction. Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards are behind on their mortgage payments due to the country's debt c...
Newsy
| Dec 30, 2012
In his first Sunday show visit in three years, the president accused Republicans of obstructionism in negotiations over a debt reduction deal due Tuesday. GOP leader Lindsey Graham accused Obama of desiring to go over the "fiscal cliff".
ABC News (Australia)
| Jun 20, 2012
As Greek politicians clinch a deal to form a new pro-euro coalition government, Philip Williams reports from Athens on the tough task the country's leaders now face.
ABC News (Australia)
| Sep 15, 2011
German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy say they will continue to back Greece as rumours circulate it will default on its debt obligations.
Al Jazeera English
| Aug 29, 2011
Angus Lockyer, a historian specializing in Japan, talks to Al Jazeera English about the problems facing Yoshihiko Noda, who is set to become the country's sixth Prime Minister in five years.
Euronews
| Aug 11, 2011
In a perfect example of how quickly confidence can evaporate, France's banks have been under pressure from growing concerns about how much money they have lent to debt laden euro zone countries and whether they will get that money back. Thei...
Euronews
| Aug 4, 2011
In the midst of the worsening eurozone debt crisis Spain has survived a crucial test of its ability to sell government bonds. With the financial markets worried that the eurozone's fourth biggest economy could be the next to need a bailout Ma...
— Jun 6, 2012 at 01:56 pm
...of the West Bank that constitutes Area A. But the Israel Defense Forces can go into every centimeter of the West Bank; they can arrest Palestini...
— Oct 6, 2011 at 09:48 am
...North Sudan’s army and groups allied to the ruling party in South Sudan, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), in the Blue Nile area tu...
— May 10, 2012 at 02:56 pm
...slightly over the past year it is still relatively weak and gives NI farmers a competitive advantage into the GB market. "At a recent NIFDA conf...
— Jan 21 at 07:39 am
...report released on Monday showed outstanding student loans stood at $26.3 billion, including $6.2 billion that was not expected to be repaid. Th...
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