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  Greece: Symbol of EU crisis or paradigm of Europe's salvation

  Business » Finance

  It is an ironic twist of history that Greece, the cradle of Western culture, today, 2500 years after the acme of Hellenic glory, appears on the stage of history in the best of cases as victim, and in the worst, as the symbol of the threat to the collapse of the West European society. Today's crisis-ridden Greece is shaking the EU's foundation
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  Goodbye Drogba, Hello Torres?

  Sport » Soccer

  Didier Drogba, 34, has put an end to the taboo and has announced publicly that he is to leave Chelsea FC. As he leaves, he declares that fellow striker Fernando Torres is the future. As he leaves, thanking everyone at Chelsea, he says Torres, 28, will prove himself next season
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  Secret prisons in the USA: A current controversy

  Hotspots and Incidents » Crimes

  International organizations and human rights activists denounce the United States for maintaining secret prisons in various countries, where prisoners of the so-called war against terrorism are abused and tortured. They are the subject of the controversial issue of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prisons recently uncovered

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  Is this the end?

  World » Americas

  A bit of a blast from the past took place recently when Vladimir Putin refused to attend the G-8 summit and instead sent his buddy and right hand man, Dmitry Medvedev, to oversee Russia's role. It was kind of reminder of the cold-war era, yes, 'Russia is strong and getting stronger and you better notice it' kind of a message was passed on

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  Cooperative banking in the Aquarian Age

  Business » Finance

  According to both the Mayan and Hindu calendars, 2012 marks the transition from an age of darkness, violence and greed to one of enlightenment, justice, and peace. It's hard to see that change just yet in the events relayed in the major media, but a shift does seem to be happening behind the scenes. This is true in the banking world

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