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Economy struggling to recover

5. of April 2013

US Economy shows gains in part-time job creation, not in standard of living. 50 mln Americans live in poverty. - Fotelia.

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America goes energy independent

13. of November 2012

US to produce more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia by 2017. Pic North Dakota Oil fields - copyrights Dreamstime

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Iraq is falling apart

20. of May 2013

Bomb blasts kill at least 70 people across Iraqi capital. Pic. copyrights dreamstime.com

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Sectarian violence rages in Iraq on US-led invasion anniversary

29. of March 2013

Renewed violence against Shias and police forces kills 60 people - Pic. copyrights iStockphoto.com

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Violent protests against Egypt's SCAF

4. of May 2012

Protests against the Supreme Council of Armed Forces leave 20 dead and more than 59 injured in 2 days. Pic. copyrights...

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US Elections 2012

4. of May 2012

Jerry Lee will offer no support to Obama this time around. - Pic. copyrights iStockphoto.com

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Al Qaeda Militants Attack Iraq

5. of March 2012

27 police officers killed in SIXTH massive operation against the central government of Iraq, after last US soldier quits Iraq....

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Gw's Award 2012 goes to Angela Jolie

16. of February 2012

In times of uncertainty, people see Jolie's spirit as "hope and the way forward". Pic. Angela Jolie - istockphoto.com

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Egypt bars foreigners from leaving the country

27. of January 2012

Islamists strain relations with pro-democratic movements - and states. Pic. copyrights dreamstime.com

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Damon's disillusioned with obamania

23. of December 2011

Jerry Lee demands real leadership to help people access the middle class. Pic: dreamstime.com

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FR	May 15, 13	France is back into recession, EU remains in negative growth
US	May 9, 13	US jobless claims falls to 5-1/2 years low
US	May 5, 13	Strong US job report drives rate to four-year low
EU	May 2, 13	ECB cut rates to new lows as jobless rate hits new heights
GR	Apr 28, 13	Greece to cut another 15'000 state jobs by the end of 2014
ES	Apr 26, 13	Spanish jobless rate rises to 27.2%, economy to contract by 1.3%
UN	Apr 17, 13	Gold witnesses biggest two-day drop in 30 years
UN	Apr 16, 13	World growth forecast revised downwards
JP	Apr 4, 13	Japan will spend extra USD 520 bn per year to boost economy
CY	Mar 29, 13	Big depositors in Cyprus to lose more than 60% of holdings
CY	Mar 22, 13	Cyprus faces EU bailout to avert financial meltdown
IT	Mar 8, 13	Fitch rating agency cuts Italy credit to BBB+
US	Mar 1, 13	No deal in sight on automatic spending cuts
GB	Feb 24, 13	UK loses top credit rating for first time since 1978
EU	Feb 15, 13	Eurozone recession deepened in Q4 2012
EU	Feb 8, 13	EU leaders agree on tight 2014-20 EU budget
JP	Jan 22, 13	Japan promises open-ended easing to lift economy
UN	Jan 22, 13	World jobless figures grow by 4 million
DE	Jan 16, 13	Germany brings gold back home
EU	Jan 2, 13	Eurozone factory slump deepens
FR	Dec 30, 12	French income tax on the Rich ordered to be revised
US	Dec 20, 12	US GDP revised up to 3.1 percent on strong exports
US	Dec 20, 12	US home sales at three-year high
IT	Dec 18, 12	Ex-PM Berlusconi envisions Euro exit
GR	Dec 18, 12	Greece's credit rating gets strong boost from S&P
EU	Dec 13, 12	Eurozone members agree on rules over banking union
US	Dec 11, 12	FED pumping up assets to USD 4 Trillion in new QE
EU	Nov 21, 12	EU members still not in agreement over Greece bailout
US	Nov 12, 12	US to overtake Saudi Arabia in oil production by 2020
JP	Nov 11, 12	Japan's economy contracting 3.5 percent from a year earlier
US	Nov 1, 12	Good US economic-data boosts S&P
ES	Oct 26, 12	Jobless rate hits new high to 25% in third quarter
GR	Oct 25, 12	Greece gets two-year bailout extension
EU	Oct 19, 12	EU summit boosts financial integration with SSM
CN	Oct 8, 12	World Bank confirms China economic slow-down
EU	Oct 8, 12	EU-budget union nears closer
US	Oct 6, 12	US Jobless rate unexpectedly drops to 7.8 percent
GR	Sep 22, 12	Most Greeks feel austerity measures are unfair
PR	Sep 22, 12	Portugal gives up social security tax hike on protests
EU	Aug 24, 12	Merkel and Hollande adopt tough stand on Greece
JP	Aug 13, 12	Japan's economic growth stumbles to just 0.3%
GR	Aug 8, 12	Greece unemployment climbed to 23.1 percent in May
EU	Aug 1, 12	Eurozone manufacturing drops fastest in three years
EU	Jul 25, 12	Spanish rates rise, Greece far from Troika agreement
UK	Jul 25, 12	Britain falls back into recession, 2nd time since 2008
UN	Jul 22, 12	Super-rich hide USD 32tr in safe havens
US	Jul 14, 12	JP Morgan hidden trading losses jump to USD 5.8 bln
IR	Jul 6, 12	Ireland successfully sells bills, first time since bailout in 2010
W	Jul 6, 12	World central banks reduce rates in coordinated move
US	Jul 4, 12	US manufacturing shrinks for the first time in three years
CN	Jul 2, 12	Chinese PMI, a leading economic indicator, to seven-month low
EU	Jun 29, 12	ESM Fund gets greater role in EU bank union
EU	Jun 29, 12	EU leaders commit USD 149bn to economic growth
DE	Jun 18, 12	German economic moral nosediving - sharpest drop since 1998
US	Jun 19, 12	US housing market appears to be on track to recovery
GR	Jun 18, 12	Greek pro-bailout party wins vote
ES	Jun 14, 12	Borrowing costs in Spain tops 7% as Moody downgrades bonds
ES	Jun 10, 12	Spanish banks get 100bn-euros bailout from Euro zone
ES	Jun 7, 12	Spain downgraded on bailout fears
ES	May 25, 12	Bankia of Spain needs USD 19bn in liquidity
US	May 22, 12	Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimate just before IPO
EU	May 22, 12	OECD: Eurozone unemployment to break 11% mark in 2012
US	May 19, 12	World leaders vow to back Greece and avoid financial turmoil
EU	May 16, 12	ECB stops providing liquidity to some Greek banks
US	May 12, 12	US consumer sentiment at four-year high
EU	May 4, 12	Eurozone PMI falls sharply as bailed-out economies drag Europe into recession
US	Apr 27, 12	US annualized economic growth falls to 2.2 percent
ES	Apr 27, 12	S&P downgrades Spanish debt to BBB+
DE	Apr 20, 12	German business confidence gets even stronger
GR	Apr 20, 12	Greek banks post USD 37 Billion losses in 2011
GR	Apr 2, 12	Greece not ruling out new bailout for the country
EU	Apr 2, 12	Eurozone unemployment at 15-year high
US	Mar 30, 12	US consumer spending at a seven-months high
EU	Mar 30, 12	EU boosts lending power to counter crisis to �800bn
US	Mar 22, 12	US jobless claims continue to 4-year low
US	Mar 13, 12	US retail sales continues to rise, 1.1% in February
HO	Mar 13, 12	EU freezes subsidies to Hungary as a measure of retaliation
GR	Mar 8, 12	80% of bondholders agree to forgive 70% of bond face value
EU	Mar 2, 12	Spain and Holland miss budget deficit targets for 2011
EU	Mar 2, 12	EU leaders push forward a treaty for European fiscal integration
DE	Feb 27, 12	German parliament approves greek second bailout
GR	Feb 22, 12	Greece gets second bailout amid public outrage
US	Jan 31, 12	US home prices dipping further
EU	Jan 31, 12	EU unemployment rate hits record high
ES	Jan 27, 12	Unemployment in Spain passes 5 million mark
US	Jan 26, 12	US growth rate accelerated in the last months of 2011
US	Jan 25, 12	Fed the leave rates unchanged until at least 2014
US	Jan 20, 12	US home sales increase to 11-month high as prices drop further
EU	Jan 13, 12	France, Italy, Austria and Spain downgraded by S&P
CH	Jan 9, 12	Swiss central bank chief quits over currency trading scandale
US	Jan 6, 12	US unemployment rate drops to three-year low
DE	Sep 12, 12	Germany's constitutional court gives green card on ESM funding
CN	Dec 26, 11	Yuan appreciated over 4 percent in 2011
EU	Dec 21, 11	ECB sells USD 643 bn worth of bonds to European banks
US	Dec 15, 11	Jobless claims in the US at 3.5 year low
EU	Dec 9, 11	EU-27 minus Britain agrees on fiscal union by Spring 2012
W	Nov 30, 11	World central banks act to defuse renewed financial stress
EU	Nov 28, 11	OECD warns of looming EU recession
SP	Nov 22, 11	Spain's borrowing cost at auction doubles to 5.11 percent
EU	Nov 10, 11	EU economic growth to stall in 2012
IT	Nov 9, 11	Italian debt under fire as rates reach 7 percent
CU	Nov 3, 11	Cuba legalizes private home sales
GR	Nov 1, 11	Papandreou wants referendum on austerity measures
DE	Oct 30, 11	Accounting error in Germany makes it 55 bn Euro richer
EU	Oct 19, 11	EU unveils EURO 50-billion infrastructure growth-plan
GR	Oct 18, 11	Greeks prepare for new strike as unemployment rises to 16.5 percent
GR	Oct 11, 11	Greece to receive more funding to abort 'systemic' crisis
EU	Oct 9, 11	France and Germany bail out Dexia bank
EU	Oct 6, 11	EU states draw plans to bail out banks over again
IT	Oct 5, 11	Moody's cuts Italian debt rating by three notches to A2
DE	Sep 29, 11	German parliament stands behind Merkel in Greece bailout
EU	Sep 26, 11	Massive Eurozone rescue plan to further help banks
EU	Sep 24, 11	Talk of a possible Greek default gains pace
GR	Sep 21, 11	Greece extends austerity plan to gain new funds
GB	Sep 15, 11	Rogue trades in new banking debacle cost UBS 2 bn
US	Sep 8, 11	OECD predicts G7 economic growth will stall in Q4
US	Aug 31, 11	Obama solar company shuts down on China's rivalry
EU	Aug 12, 11	Large EU countries impose short-sale ban on financial stocks
CH	Aug 10, 11	Bank secrecy ends with new tax-evasion deal
US	Aug 10, 11	Bernanke loses support on rates within FED
US	Aug 6, 11	US credit rating downgraded to AA+ by S&P
F	Aug 4, 11	French court orders IMF Chief investigation
ES	Aug 4, 11	Cost of borrowing increases in Spain
US	Aug 3, 11	New US debt law avoids debt default
EU	Aug 1, 11	HSBank to will cut 30'000 jobs on global economic uncertainty
GR	July 18, 11	Franc rise continues as Euro debt crisis intensifies
GR	July 14, 11	Fitch Ratings downgrades Greece bonds below 'junk'
US	July 13, 11	Bernanke to consider QE3 if European debt crisis deepens
IT	July 12, 11	Treasury bill auction shows tense debt market in Italy
GR	July 11, 11	Greek budget deficit widens on deeper than expected recession
CN	July 9, 11	China inflation fastest in three years
EU	July 7, 11	ECB increases rates in the midst of a European debt crisis
GR	July 2, 11	Euro zone members approve USD 18 bln lending for Greece
GR	June 30, 11	Greece parliament passes law for austerity plan
W	June 23, 11	World tapping on oil strategic reserves to curb prices
US	June 22, 11	Bernanke reduces US growth forecast to 2.8 percent
GR	June 17, 11	European debt exposure in Greece is close to USD half a trillion
US	June 15, 11	Stagflation darkens global economic outlook
GR	June 15, 11	Deep economic austerity in Greece creates social chaos
UK	Jun 14, 11	UK inflation at fastest pace since 2008
W	Jun 2, 11	Car sales in new market slide
US	Jun 1, 11	US economy losing strenght fast
CH	Jun 1, 11	US deposits in Swiss banks reached irrelevancy
EU	May 30, 11	EU racing to draft second bailout for Greece
IT	May 22, 11	S&P revises outlook of Italy's credit rating to 'negative'
EU	May 13, 11	Euro economic growth rate accelerates
US	Apr 28, 11	US in bloody debt-limit fight, again
CU	Apr 19, 11	Cuba opens up to private ownership
US	Apr 18, 11	S&P downgrades US credit outlook to negative
US	Apr 13, 11	With more jobs, US retail sales continues to grow
US	Apr 8, 11	Gold hits new record on inflation fears
PO	Apr 7, 11	Portugal seeks bailout after banks warn government
EU	Apr 7, 11	ECB raises key interest rates by 0.25 basis point to fight inflation
US	Apr 1, 11	US unemployment rate dips to 8.8 percent
US	Mar 28, 11	US Consumer spending rose more than forecast in February
ES	Mar 9, 11	Moody downgrades Spanish debt to Aa2
US	Feb 23, 11	US housing market shows continued weakness
JP	Feb 22, 11	Japan's credit rating cut to 'negative'
US	Feb 15, 11	Deutsche Boerse set to take over the NYSE
US	Feb 4, 11	US unemployment plummets to 9 percent
US	Feb 2, 11	US manufacturing strongest in six years
PR	Jan 12, 11	Solid bond sales in Portugal backed by EU fund rescue
US	Jan 12, 11	Brent oil reaches USD 99, 27 months high
US	Jan 12, 11	Bank of China permits limited purchase of Renminbis in New York
US	Jan 7, 11	US unemployment rate falls to 9.4 percent
US	Jan 6, 11	US December retail sales disappoint Wall Street
CH	Dec 29, 10	Swiss franc continues to strengthen against the Dollar
US	Dec 17, 10	Madoff victims may well recover a great share of their losses
US	Dec 17, 10	Obama extends tax cuts that also favor the wealthy
US	Dec 3, 10	US unemployment back to 9.8 percent
ID	Nov 21, 10	Ireland requests international aid to mend financial system
GB	Nov 17, 10	British banks' exposure to Ireland is USD 222 bn
GB	Nov 9, 10	Largest credit rating agency in China downgrades US Treasuries
GB	Nov 9, 10	Credit crunch looming as banks look to refinance USD 900bn
US	Nov 8, 10	Zoellick proposes new Bretton Woods to stabilize currencies
US	Nov 3, 10	Fed starts new long-term treasury buying to boost economy
UK	Oct 20, 10	Europe is shifting away from Keynes politics of public deficits
US	Oct 14, 10	Banks seize record number of homes in Q3
US	Oct 8, 10	Record 30 percent of unemployed jobless for at least one year
ID	Oct 6, 10	Rating agency downgrades Ireland
CH	Sep 12, 10	New banking rules should avert future crises
CN	Sep 10, 10	Chinese trade surplus narrows
US	Aug 25, 10	US home sales fall to lowest in 15 years
US	Aug 22, 10	Japan's stuck in anemic growth - US to follow?
CN	Aug 16, 10	China is second largest economy in the world
DE	Aug 14, 10	German economy experiences strong growth
CN	July 15, 10	China's overheated economy cools off
US	July 12, 10	US credit scores sink to new lows
US	Jun 30, 10	Congress passes Wall Street regulations
CN	Jun 22, 10	China slowly moves to flexible exchange-rate system
US	Jun 16, 10	Seven percent more homeless families in 2009
CN	Jun 7, 10	Prices may rise globally as wages increase in China
ES	May 24, 10	Central bank of Spain bails out savings bank Caja Sur
US	May 21, 10	US senate passes financial overhaul
GR	May 19, 10	Euro currency hits four-year low despite aid to Greece
US	May 13, 10	Foreclosures down, first time in five years
GR	May 2, 10	EU and IMF agree to Euro 120bn bailout deal for Greece
US	Apr 25, 10	US Bailout cost reduced to as low as USD 87 bln
US	Apr 17, 10	Goldman Sachs charged with fraud by SEC
GR	Mar 25, 10	Franco-German deal on Greece unlikely to restore confidence
US	Mar 11, 10	US Senate votes 130bln package for jobless and health care
IS	Mar 7, 10	Icelanders reject deal to repay British and Dutch
GR	Mar 4, 10	USD 6.5 bnl austerity plan put into effect
GR	Feb 15, 10	Agreements with US firms hid Greece's long-term debt
US	Jan 29, 10	US economy grew at 5.7 percent in Q4 2009
GB	Jan 27, 10	Gap between rich and poor widet than in 1970
US	Jan 25, 10	Home sales experienced sharpest monthly drop since 1968
CH	Jan 23, 10	UBS client wins appeal against data handover
US	Jan 22, 10	Obama plans to limit Bank's activities
GB	Jan 19, 10	Inflation leaps to record high in 9 months
CN	Jan 13, 10	China withdraws stimulus plan, will higher rates
JP	Jan 13, 10	JAL on the verge of bankrupcy, no state support expected
CH	Jan 8, 10	Release of UBS client data ruled as unlawful
US	Jan 8, 10	US payrolls declined 85'000 in December, worse than forecast

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