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Greeks Strike Over Budget Cuts, Bonds, Stocks Decline (Update2) Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:21AMGreek bonds declined and stocks fell as the strike disrupted public services and forced the cancelation of all 479 flights from Athens International Airport . Bus and subway drivers, doctors, journalists and teachers walked off the jobs to protest 4.8 billion euros ($6.5 billion) of wage cuts and tax increases announced by Prime Minister George Papandreou March 3.
Greeks Strike Over Budget Cuts, Bonds, Stocks Decline (Update1) Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:58AMMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Greek hospitals, airports and schools were shut and police scuffled with protesters as unions staged the second general strike this year against government budget cuts to curb the European Union’s biggest deficit.
Walker's World: Greek tragedy unfolds Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 7:05AMBy MARTIN WALKER UPI Editor Emeritus WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Neither the Greek crisis nor the drama of the euro currency have besettled by the summit of European Union leaders and their vague and grudging pledge of support. As a result, the saliva will soon start dripping from the ruthless jaws of the markets. They have already smelt blood and soon they will taste it.
Offering Whatever Floats Your Boat Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 1:29AMDESPITE rough economic seas, the cruise industry is staying the course this year with new destinations far and near, activities for young and old and amenities that seem to appeal to every niche.
Dining Guide Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 9:20AM10900 Los Alamitos Blvd.
Nine O'Clock Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 3:11PMThis year’s inflation peak will be reached in January and it might marginally surpass the level registered in December 2009, Central Bank officials say.
Dining Guide Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:20PM10900 Los Alamitos Blvd.
Dining Guide Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 12:36PMEditor’s Note: Once a month, we present an abbreviated compilation of restaurant listings.
Flipping through the decade Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 2:27AMWe decided to use the actual Independent as our guide to reviewing the decade. So we undertook the painstaking process of going back through 520 issues, searching for stories, issues, quotes and assorted other nuggets that would be worth preserving and offering our readers for this look at the 2000s. by Kirk Woundy As the world and our city came upon the end of a tumultuous decade, we wondered ...
Dining Guide Friday, December 18, 2009 @ 1:46PMEditor’s Note: Once a month, we present an abbreviated compilation of restaurant listings.
Israel lets Gaza farmers export flowers for first time in 3 years Thursday, December 10, 2009 @ 5:07AMGaza - Israel allowed Gaza Strip farmers Thursday to send the flower-laden truck through the Kerem Shalom crossing point on the borders between Gaza Strip and Israel, en route to Europe, officials in the salient said. It marked the first time in thre...
Zelaya set to leave Honduras Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:22PMMexico City/Tegucigalpa - Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is planning to leave the country within the next few hours for Mexico, media reports said late Wednesday. Mexico's government has offered political asylum to Zelaya, who has been holed...
Australian job market perkier Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:22PMSydney - A surprise fall in the jobless rate sent the stock market lower Thursday on expectations the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would respond with another interest rate hike. The RBA has raised rates three times in the last three months to 3.75...
Birthday skydive ends in death in Australia Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:22PMSydney - A 70-year-old Australian celebrating his birthday Thursday with a skydive on Queensland's Gold Coast apparently had a heart attack and died. A Department of Community Safety spokeswoman said the man died during a tandem jump at Kirra Beach. ...
YEARENDER: Greek tragedy: Athens battles to recover from recession Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:08PMAthens - An eerie calm pervades for miles outside the bustling port of Piraeus as hundreds of vessels, bulk cargo ships and tankers alike, float idly, waiting for cargo. And reservations are no longer a must at the most exclusive hotels on the Greek ...
YEARENDER: Dubai crisis is a major test for Islamic banking Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:08PMAmman - Islamic banks could be facing new pressures in the wake of the financial crisis that hit Dubai last month. The Islamic financial system expanded around the world during 2009 thanks to the relative immunity it appeared to enjoy as the conventi...
YEARENDER: Hungary ahead of neighbours in balancing budget Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:08PMBudapest- Hungary, plagued by a bad reputation in the handling of its financial affairs, went a long way in 2009 to changing that image to set the stage for next year's hoped-for start of an economic recovery. It's a stark contrast to 2008, a year wh...
YEARENDER: Arab Bourses lagged behind global markets in 2009 Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:08PMAmman - Arab stock markets suffered from inertia throughout 2009, failing to recover a major part of the losses they incurred due to the global financial crisis that erupted in late 2008...
YEARENDER: Year of crisis cuts Dutch banks down to size Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:08PMAmsterdam - While 2009 brought the world economy into a global financial crisis, it reduced Dutch banks from international giants into local players. The year began with great public uncertainty ab...
YEARENDER: Ballooning government debt from 2009 could linger Wednesday, December 9, 2009 @ 11:08PMBerlin - There was never much doubt that the world's governments would have to rely on borrowed money to pay for the various economic stimulus policies unveiled in the wake of the global financial crisis. But now, as nervous investors watch those bal...
Across the USA News from every state Monday, November 9, 2009 @ 12:03AMNews from every state
Classic Center looks to break even for 2009 Tuesday, October 27, 2009 @ 11:21PMThe Classic Center is on track to break even this year despite a down economy that has led many groups to scale back or cancel some conventions.
Rio aims for sporting carnival Sunday, October 25, 2009 @ 11:34AMRio to flex economic muscle during 2016 Olympic games
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-10-23 08:50 GREECE - Factors to Watch on October 23 Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 2:56AMATHENS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events which may affect Greek financial markets on Friday: FITCH CUTS GREECE RATING ON SOARING DEFICITS, DEBT Fitch Ratings on Thursday downgraded Greece's debt to A- with a negative outlook, the first major agency to chastise the euro zone weakling for slumping finances since the Socialists came to power on Oct. 4.
Dining Guide Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 5:08PMEditor’s Note: Once a month, we present an abbreviated compilation of restaurant listings.
Carey Mulligan's cinematic Education Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 7:22AMThe title of the Oscar-buzzed An Education refers to what Carey Mulligan's schoolgirl character inadvertently acquires as she's dodging classes to be with an older man.
Priced out of Olympic sport? Tuesday, October 20, 2009 @ 7:11AMWhy gymnastics missed a chance to reach more fans
Aliso Creek project on ice Monday, September 28, 2009 @ 12:36PMAthens Group confirmed on Tuesday speculation that the Aliso Creek Area Redevelopment Plan had been put on hold.
Aliso Creek project on ice Friday, September 25, 2009 @ 12:37AMAthens Group confirmed on Tuesday speculation that the Aliso Creek Area Redevelopment Plan had been put on hold.
Dining Guide Wednesday, September 23, 2009 @ 4:48PMEditor’s Note: Once a month, we present an abbreviated compilation of restaurant listings.
Ramadan offers take flight as airlines seek to boost load factor Thursday, August 20, 2009 @ 1:16AMWith the air travel industry taking a hit from the global slowdown, airlines in the Middle East have unveiled discount fares and packages to boost load factor during the Ramadan period.
Dining Guide Wednesday, August 19, 2009 @ 1:41PMEditor’s Note: Once a month, we present an abbreviated compilation of restaurant listings.
The best seaside campsites Sunday, June 21, 2009 @ 11:39PMThere are few experiences more relaxing than falling asleep under canvas to the sound of gently lapping waves. From the Costa Brava to the Cyclades, Keith Didcock of the Cool Camping guidebooks picks his favourite sites for pre-breakfast swims, lazy afternoons on the beach and cocktails at sunset France 1. Les Criques de Porteils, Argeles-sur-Mer There's a real mix of the French and the Spanish ...
Dining Guide Monday, June 15, 2009 @ 11:11AMEditor’s Note: Once a month, we present an abbreviated compilation of restaurant listings.
Dining Guide Friday, June 5, 2009 @ 12:22PMEditor’s Note: Once a month, we present an abbreviated compilation of restaurant listings.
Dining Guide Friday, May 15, 2009 @ 2:03PMEditor’s Note: Once a month, we present an abbreviated compilation of restaurant listings.
Seenews: news report of 13.05.2009 Wednesday, May 13, 2009 @ 1:49PMUpdated news from Balkans powered by www.seenews.com Wednesday 13 May 2009, by Emanuele G. - 0 letture
You are here Saturday, April 25, 2009 @ 6:00PMAir Malta is offering its clients the possibility to travel to 23 destinations including major European cities from Malta from as little as Euro 65 one-way inclusive of all taxes.
Cycling News Roundup - April 23 2009 Thursday, April 23, 2009 @ 7:08PMCaisse d'Epargne - After Fleche Wallonne D.S. Eusebio Unzúe: “One more time we worked hard to try to reach together the foot of the final climb, in this case the Mur of Huy and the story was at the end more or less the same as the other day in the Amstel Gold Race. The team was well doing more or less all the things we decided beforehand, and Valverde was well too, but in such difficult races, ...
Rick Steves: What's new in Europe for 2009 Friday, April 17, 2009 @ 4:16PMEvery year when I update my guidebook series, I find out what's new in Europe. In 2009, it's not the "old Europe" anymore as countries continue to open their borders. Several Eastern European countries - including Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic,...