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Australia’s Bernard Tomic, 18, lost out to Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, 24, 29.6.11, in his bid to enter the Wimbledon semi-finals – picking up a career boost in getting to the quarter-finals stage.
In another set-back not being called a disaster as yet, the Matildas lost to Brazil, in Germany. … Read More »
The Greek parliament has approved the package of new austerity measures at the heart of bitter conflict in the country this week.
The ruling Pasok bloc turned out its full majority of 155 votes, in the 300-seat house, with 138 votes against. … Read More »
A central fund for feeding the poor of Europe has been cut back, because of a legal ruling on how it should operate … while a survey of the EU population finds that rich or poor, European people are highly concerned about Mother Earth. … Read More »
In the moment that the International Monetary Fund confirmed the French Finance Minister, Christine Lagarde (picture), as its new head; in debt-ridden and conflict-torn Greece, the capital city became a battle-ground.
The death of the former Soviet human rights campaigner Yelena Bonner this month (18.6.11), aged 88, brought memories of tribulations of the recent past.
Yelena Bonner was already an activist when she met her second husband, the late “dissident†and nuclear physicist, Andrei Sakharov, in 1970 – picture, together. … Read More »
The money supply for European films is getting a fresh review. … Read More »
Croatia has been cleared to become the 28th member country of the European Union, under a decision by the EU’s Heads of Government at Brussels, 24.6.11.
The summit also approved the current phase of debt relief for Greece. … Read More »