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The Greek spirit of resistance turns its guns on the IMF - 0 views

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Years of national denial about looming bankruptcy have turned to resentment as Greece is told how it must tackle its debt crisis

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Years of national denial about looming bankruptcy have turned to resentment as Greece is told how it must tackle its debt crisis</div>

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Angela Merkel's coalition heads for defeat in crucial state election - 0 views

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Defeat in North Rhine-Westphalia would undermine German chancellor's legislation on tax cuts and health reforms

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Greek Debt Crisis Raises Doubts About the European Union - 0 views

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Europe's consistent inability to move quickly enough to get ahead of the financial markets during the Greece crisis is shaking the euro and the foundations of the European Union itself, as critics of the euro have long predicted would happen.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Europe's consistent inability to move quickly enough to get ahead of the financial markets during the Greece crisis is shaking the euro and the foundations of the European Union itself, as critics of the euro have long predicted would happen.</div>

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Risk Seen for Europe's Banks if Cuts Freeze Credit - 0 views

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Analysts and investors have begun to focus on the risks to European banks if severe budget cuts by debt-ridden countries freeze credit markets and cause a double-dip recession.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Analysts and investors have begun to focus on the risks to European banks if severe budget cuts by debt-ridden countries freeze credit markets and cause a double-dip recession.</div>

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Europeans Move to Head Off Spread of Crisis - 0 views

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Leaders from the euro zone countries signed off on a support package for Greece on Friday night and pledged to take steps to stanch a spreading debt crisis before markets opened on Monday morning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Leaders from the euro zone countries signed off on a support package for Greece on Friday night and pledged to take steps to stanch a spreading debt crisis before markets opened on Monday morning.</div>

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Euro crisis goes global as leaders fail to stop the rot - 0 views

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The growing crisis in the eurozone threatened to undermine the global economic recovery as markets plunged across the world on fears that European leaders may not be able to contain the debt contagion spreading from Greece.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The growing crisis in the eurozone threatened to undermine the global economic recovery as markets plunged across the world on fears that European leaders may not be able to contain the debt contagion spreading from Greece.</div>

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The Copenhagen Protocol: How China and India Sabotaged the UN Climate Summit - 0 views

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What really went on at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen? Secret recordings reveal how China and India prevented an agreement on tackling climate change at the crucial meeting. The powerless Europeans were forced to look on as the agreement failed.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What really went on at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen? Secret recordings reveal how China and India prevented an agreement on tackling climate change at the crucial meeting. The powerless Europeans were forced to look on as the agreement failed.</div>

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Five forces reshaping global economy: Global Survey results - McKinsey Quarterly - 1 views

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The core drivers of globalization are alive and well, but executives are still grappling with how to seize the opportunities of an interlinked world economy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The core drivers of globalization are alive and well, but executives are still grappling with how to seize the opportunities of an interlinked world economy.</div>

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Red China, Green China - 0 views

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China is busy turning the global challenge of climate change into a national opportunity, but it needs another decade to advance its technology to the point where superior manufacturing and lower costs will secure its dominance of the clean-tech sector. By giving China more time to develop its capacity while neglecting our own, America is not just losing the clean-tech race, it's forfeiting it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">China is busy turning the global challenge of climate change into a national opportunity, but it needs another decade to advance its technology to the point where superior manufacturing and lower costs will secure its dominance of the clean-tech sector. By giving China more time to develop its capacity while neglecting our own, America is not just losing the clean-tech race, it's forfeiting it.</div>

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Euro Decision Shows Limits of Central Bank - 0 views

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Markets in the United States and Europe fell and the euro hit another low for the year on Thursday after the European Central Bank disappointed investors hoping for decisive action to contain the euro zone's increasingly virulent debt crisis.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Markets in the United States and Europe fell and the euro hit another low for the year on Thursday after the European Central Bank disappointed investors hoping for decisive action to contain the euro zone's increasingly virulent debt crisis.</div>

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The train that never stops at a station - A brilliant new Chinese train innovation - ge... - 1 views

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No time is wasted. The bullet train is moving all the time. If there are 30 stations between Beijing and Guangzhou , just stopping and accelerating again at each station will waste both energy and time. A mere 5 min stop per station (elderly passengers cannot be hurried) will result in a total loss of 5 min x 30 stations or 2.5 hours of train journey time!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">No time is wasted. The bullet train is moving all the time. If there are 30 stations between Beijing and Guangzhou , just stopping and accelerating again at each station will waste both energy and time. A mere 5 min stop per station (elderly passengers cannot be hurried) will result in a total loss of 5 min x 30 stations or 2.5 hours of train journey time!</div>

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Nuevo tren chino recogerá pasajeros sin detenerse - 0 views

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En China, el diseñador Chen Jianjun creó una alternativa complementaria a las altísimas velocidades que alcanzan los trenes modernos, los que deben detenerse en cada parada para tomar y dejar pasajeros, lo que hace perder tiempo y energía al sistema, debido a las frenadas y cambios de rapidez.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">En China, el diseñador Chen Jianjun creó una alternativa complementaria a las altísimas velocidades que alcanzan los trenes modernos, los que deben detenerse en cada parada para tomar y dejar pasajeros, lo que hace perder tiempo y energía al sistema, debido a las frenadas y cambios de rapidez.</div>

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Harmony and Ambition: China's Cut-Throat Railway Revolution - 0 views

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China is spending mountains of money to expand its country's high-speed railway network and manufacture the world's fastest trains. But do its ambitions in the railway sector justify how these goals are being pursued -- and the risks they might ultimately pose?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">China is spending mountains of money to expand its country's high-speed railway network and manufacture the world's fastest trains. But do its ambitions in the railway sector justify how these goals are being pursued -- and the risks they might ultimately pose?</div>

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Chancellor Merkel fails to win opposition support for Greece bailout - 1 views

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The German government has failed to win backing from opposition parties for its bill to participate in the Greece bailout.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The German government has failed to win backing from opposition parties for its bill to participate in the Greece bailout.</div>

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Stability fears spread after Greek bail-out - 0 views

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Emergency moves by the European Central Bank on Monday and the €110bn ($145bn) international rescue package agreed over the weekend have failed to quell investor fears about the future of the eurozone as concerns have risen about other member countries' stability.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Emergency moves by the European Central Bank on Monday and the €110bn ($145bn) international rescue package agreed over the weekend have failed to quell investor fears about the future of the eurozone as concerns have risen about other member countries' stability.</div>

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Spain Seen as Moving Too Slowly on Financial Reforms - 0 views

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Spain risks falling into the same trap as Greece, these investors say, unless it takes more forceful action. It could find itself unable to raise money on the private markets at acceptable interest rates - even though its government debt burden, as a share of the overall economy, is only half what Greece carries.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Spain risks falling into the same trap as Greece, these investors say, unless it takes more forceful action. It could find itself unable to raise money on the private markets at acceptable interest rates - even though its government debt burden, as a share of the overall economy, is only half what Greece carries.</div>

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Greek rescue fears hit global stock markets - 0 views

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Concerns €110bn bailout will not be enough. NYSE 200 points lower; FTSE 100 down 2.5%. Spain's stock market falls 5%; Germany 2%.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Concerns €110bn bailout will not be enough. NYSE 200 points lower; FTSE 100 down 2.5%. Spain's stock market falls 5%; Germany 2%.</div>

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Greece's €110bn bailout gets lukewarm reception from financial markets - 0 views

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Markets fear deal will not cover Greece's borrowing needs. German minister: Greece could need more money. Cost of insuring Greek, Spanish and Portuguese debt rises.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Markets fear deal will not cover Greece's borrowing needs. German minister: Greece could need more money. Cost of insuring Greek, Spanish and Portuguese debt rises.</div>

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The Mother of All Bubbles: Huge National Debts Could Push Euro Zone into Bankruptcy - 0 views

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Greece is only the beginning. The world's leading economies have long lived beyond their means, and the financial crisis caused government debt to swell dramatically. Now the bill is coming due, but not all countries will be able to pay it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Greece is only the beginning. The world's leading economies have long lived beyond their means, and the financial crisis caused government debt to swell dramatically. Now the bill is coming due, but not all countries will be able to pay it.</div>

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An absolute environmental catastrophe is unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico right now. British Petroleum (BP) has opened up the sea floor 40 miles off the Louisiana coast allowing millions of gallons of crude oil to erupt into the Gulf. The scope of the discharge is far worse than being reported in the main-stream-media.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An absolute environmental catastrophe is unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico right now. British Petroleum (BP) has opened up the sea floor 40 miles off the Louisiana coast allowing millions of gallons of crude oil to erupt into the Gulf. The scope of the discharge is far worse than being reported in the main-stream-media.</div>

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