Chancellor George Osborne is under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide more loans to help economies in trouble.

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In sports, it’s not whether you win or lose that matters. It’s how you tell your story. This is why some of us are sports fanatics. Sure, we root for our team, and we follow the stats, and we applaud a particularly elegant play. But what we really like are the stories that emerge from the sporting life. Many of them are classic, traditional narratives of underdogs triumphant (David v. Goliath) and hubris punished. And sometimes it’s simply a story about someone trying to do something very difficult, under pressure, under duress, with the whole world watching, and triumph separated from defeat by the narrowest of margins. That’s why, out in Denver, I’m watching the big story unfolding. The Broncos are going to jettison Tim Tebow in favor of Peyton Manning . Wow — where to begin? Read full article > >

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Joel Achenbach: Tim Tebow and Peyton’s Place

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank loaned a massive €489 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. It was the biggest ECB infusion of credit into the banking system in the euro’s 13 year history. Read full article > >

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ECB lends Europe’s banks a massive €489 billion over unprecedented 3-year period

The chancellor of the University of California, Davis, is under pressure to resign after the action against seated protesters.

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UC Davis to probe pepper-spraying

Italy’s cost of borrowing hits the 7% danger level again, putting the new PM Mario Monti under pressure as he tries to form a government.

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Fresh market pressure on Italy PM

Theresa May is under pressure to explain her decision to relax some border checks, after a senior official accused her of misleading Parliament.

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Border pressure mounting on May

Retail sales grew only slightly last month, as cash-strapped customers remain under pressure, official figures show.

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UK retail sales see weak growth

With whisper-quiet electric cars set to proliferate, the motor industry is under pressure to give them an artificial noise for safety purposes, but should they sound like traditional petrol vehicles?

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Should electric cars be made to go ‘vroom’?

The Obama administration is under pressure as it weighs whether to allow Shell to drill in the Arctic.

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Shell Tries to Calm Fears on Drilling in Alaska

GPs say they are coming under pressure from Primary Care Trusts to prescribe fewer drugs per prescription.

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Row over prescription changes

Freshman members of Congress, like Representative Bobby Schilling of Illinois, are already under pressure from all sides, Democrat and Republican.

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Hardly Settled in House, but Already in Hot Seat

That was fast. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley is stepping down under pressure from the White House after criticizing the treatment of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning. Speaking at MIT on Friday, Crowley called Manning’s treatment “ridiculous…

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State Dept. Spokesman Forced to Resign

At the eleventh hour Chelsea secured Spain star Fernando Torres for a staggering £50m. But why do people buy under pressure?

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The strange psychology of panic buying

The myth of perfect parents is putting mothers under pressure to lie about their own parenting skills, a survey suggests.

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Mothers admit to parenting lies at school gates

Switzerland under pressure to end compulsory military service

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Sounding the retreat?