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Archive for August, 2012
Jenkins Cuts Barclays Profitability Target
By World on the Run
Financial Times – Barclays has moved swiftly to appoint a new chief executive, promoting retail banking boss Antony Jenkins to replace Bob Diamond in an...
Crisis-Hit Countries May Have Turned the Corner
By World on the Run
Spiegel Online International – For the past three years, there has been little in the way of good news coming out of Southern Europe. But,...
Fox News’ Sally Kohn: Paul Ryan’s RNC Speech ‘Was Attempt To Set World Record For Blatant Lies’
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – According to Fox News columnist Sally Kohn, vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday “was...
Romney Will Promise To ‘Restore America,’ Obama A ‘Disappointment’
By World on the Run
Los Angeles Times – Mitt Romney tonight will cast the presidency of Barack Obama as one that promised hope but ultimately delivered failure, and appeal to...
Tricks Of The Trade: How Athletes Blood Dope
By World On The Run
CBC News – Blood doping — the illicit process of increasing the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream to enhance athletic performance — has a...
No Water, No Power Means Days of Misery for La.
By World On The Run
ABC News – Isaac crawled into the nation’s midsection early Friday, leaving a soggy mess in Louisiana. Neighborhoods were underwater, and many homes that stayed...
Huge Wildfire Reaches Marbella In Southern Spain
By World On The Run
BBC News – A huge wildfire is approaching the wealthy resort of Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol, where the authorities have evacuated thousands of...
Hurricane Isaac ‘drove Mississippi River backwards’
By World On The Run
BBC – The storm surge ahead of Hurricane Isaac made the Mississippi River run backwards for 24 hours. US Geological Survey (USGS) instruments at Belle...
Iran Summit: Tehran Hosts 100 Countries, Denies Nuclear Ambitions
By World On The Run
ABC News – Iran is hosting the biggest international summit it’s held in its modern history, and the country that is known for provocative words and...
Japan’s Industrial Output Unexpectedly Falls on Global Weakness
By World on the Run
Bloomberg – Japan’s industrial production unexpectedly fell in July, adding to signs that faltering global demand is undermining the economy’s recovery. Production slid 1.2 percent...
Harvard Says 125 Students May Have Cheated on Exam
By World on the Run
The New York Times – Harvard University revealed Thursday what could be its largest cheating scandal in memory, saying that about 125 students might have...
Australians Implant ‘World First’ Bionic Eye
By World on the Run
AFP – Australian scientists said Thursday they had successfully implanted a “world first” bionic eye prototype, describing it as a major breakthrough for the visually...
Brussels Pushes For Wide ECB Powers
By World on the Run
Financial Times – The European Central Bank would be given sweeping authority over all 6,000 eurozone banks under a plan being drawn up by the...
Romney Puts Faith, Family In Pitch to U.S. Voters
By World On The Run
CBC News – With the Republican National Convention and the biggest speech of his life behind him, Mitt Romney now faces the most important two-month...
Euro Zone Inflation Jumps, Weighs On Rate Cut Bets
By World On The Run
Reuters – Euro zone inflation jumped more than expected in August, data showed on Friday, likely reducing chances that the European Central Bank will cut...
Jenkins Cuts Barclays Profitability Target
By World on the Run
Financial Times – Barclays has moved swiftly to appoint a new chief executive, promoting retail banking boss Antony Jenkins to replace Bob Diamond in an...
Crisis-Hit Countries May Have Turned the Corner
By World on the Run
Spiegel Online International – For the past three years, there has been little in the way of good news coming out of Southern Europe. But,...
Fox News’ Sally Kohn: Paul Ryan’s RNC Speech ‘Was Attempt To Set World Record For Blatant Lies’
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – According to Fox News columnist Sally Kohn, vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday “was...
Romney Will Promise To ‘Restore America,’ Obama A ‘Disappointment’
By World on the Run
Los Angeles Times – Mitt Romney tonight will cast the presidency of Barack Obama as one that promised hope but ultimately delivered failure, and appeal to...
Tricks Of The Trade: How Athletes Blood Dope
By World On The Run
CBC News – Blood doping — the illicit process of increasing the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream to enhance athletic performance — has a...
No Water, No Power Means Days of Misery for La.
By World On The Run
ABC News – Isaac crawled into the nation’s midsection early Friday, leaving a soggy mess in Louisiana. Neighborhoods were underwater, and many homes that stayed...
Huge Wildfire Reaches Marbella In Southern Spain
By World On The Run
BBC News – A huge wildfire is approaching the wealthy resort of Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol, where the authorities have evacuated thousands of...
Hurricane Isaac ‘drove Mississippi River backwards’
By World On The Run
BBC – The storm surge ahead of Hurricane Isaac made the Mississippi River run backwards for 24 hours. US Geological Survey (USGS) instruments at Belle...
Iran Summit: Tehran Hosts 100 Countries, Denies Nuclear Ambitions
By World On The Run
ABC News – Iran is hosting the biggest international summit it’s held in its modern history, and the country that is known for provocative words and...
Japan’s Industrial Output Unexpectedly Falls on Global Weakness
By World on the Run
Bloomberg – Japan’s industrial production unexpectedly fell in July, adding to signs that faltering global demand is undermining the economy’s recovery. Production slid 1.2 percent...
Harvard Says 125 Students May Have Cheated on Exam
By World on the Run
The New York Times – Harvard University revealed Thursday what could be its largest cheating scandal in memory, saying that about 125 students might have...
Australians Implant ‘World First’ Bionic Eye
By World on the Run
AFP – Australian scientists said Thursday they had successfully implanted a “world first” bionic eye prototype, describing it as a major breakthrough for the visually...
Brussels Pushes For Wide ECB Powers
By World on the Run
Financial Times – The European Central Bank would be given sweeping authority over all 6,000 eurozone banks under a plan being drawn up by the...
Romney Puts Faith, Family In Pitch to U.S. Voters
By World On The Run
CBC News – With the Republican National Convention and the biggest speech of his life behind him, Mitt Romney now faces the most important two-month...
Euro Zone Inflation Jumps, Weighs On Rate Cut Bets
By World On The Run
Reuters – Euro zone inflation jumped more than expected in August, data showed on Friday, likely reducing chances that the European Central Bank will cut...