Posts Tagged ‘international’

Lillian Bassman, Fashion and Fine-Art Photographer, Dies at 94

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

In the 1990s, reinterpretations of Ms. Bassman’s photographs found a new generation of admirers, and a full-fledged revival of her career ensued, with gallery shows and international exhibitions.

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A 2008 E-Mail at the Heart of a Hacking Scandal

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Discovered just three months ago, an e-mail from June 2008 sent to James Murdoch discussed in frank terms the potentially disastrous scale of phone hacking at News International.

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Michele Bachmann at CPAC: History through a partisan lens

Friday, February 10th, 2012

“No president since the modern state of Israel [was formed] has failed to stand by our ally Israel — only President Obama. …The president spurned the president of Egypt when he took his first foreign trip to Cairo… In May he even said that Israel should retreat to its indefensible 1967 borders… Obama’s State Department now designates Jerusalem as an international city and in a bizarre move our State Department will not even acknowledge that Jerusalem belongs to Israel.” Read full article > >

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Greece to Eliminate 15,000 Government Jobs

Monday, February 6th, 2012

The cuts are part of new austerity measures that Athens must agree on to secure rescue funds from international lenders.

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Greece says lender talks ‘tough’

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Greece holds further talks with its international lenders, as the debate on more austerity measures continues.

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Babies’ brains ‘show autism risk’

Friday, January 27th, 2012

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, says an international team of researchers.

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Babies’ brains ‘show autism risk’

Friday, January 27th, 2012

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, says an international team of researchers.

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Babies’ brains ‘show autism risk’

Group: Libyans Tortured to Death

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Amnesty International says Gaddafi loyalists killed.

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Egypt Bars Son of Ray LaHood From Leaving the Country

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Sam LaHood, son of the transportation secretary, Ray LaHood, and other American employees of the International Republican Institute were prevented from flying out of Egypt last week.

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IMF sees rising recession risk from euro credit crisis

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

The global economy is slowing sharply and is at far greater risk of recession than was thought just months ago with Europe’s debt crisis creating “fertile ground” for a rapid collapse, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday. Read full article > >

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IMF report: Global economy looks grim for 2012

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

The world economy is slowing sharply, and the euro region is headed for recession this year, the International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday in a bleak update of global conditions. Overall, the world economy is expected to expand 3.25 percent in 2012 — down from the 4 percent projected by the IMF in the fall. Read full article > >

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Global economy ‘in danger zone’

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

The International Monetary Fund says the world’s economy is “deeply into the danger zone”, with the eurozone crisis requiring urgent action.

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Europe bans Iranian oil imports in push to curtail nuclear program

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

BRUSSELS — Europe banned the import of Iranian oil Monday and froze Europe-based assets of the Central Bank of Iran, intensifying an international campaign to choke Iran’s economy and force the radical Islamic government to dispel fears that it is working to develop nuclear weapons. Read full article > >

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Lagarde, in Berlin, tells Germany — and the rest of Europe — to pay up

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde warned of a “1930s moment” for the world economy if Europe does not solve its fiscal problems, and said Germany must contribute more money to stave off financial disaster. Read full article > >

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Near Texas’s Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande trip can slow currents of life

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Mexico wasn’t going to move, so I had only one option: bang into it. Canoeing along the Rio Grande in West Texas requires quick reflexes and international diplomacy. After crashing into Mexico’s banks and shredding a small patch of Carrizo cane, I quickly U-turned and did the same thing to the U.S. side. Viva binational boating! Read full article > >

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Near Texas’s Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande trip can slow currents of life