London readies for Olympic Games opening
London is welcoming around 10,000 athletes, hundreds of thousands of visitors and a worldwide television audience for the formal opening
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Greek Olympian disqualified after racist tweet
A member of the Greek Olympic team has been expelled from the Olympic games for a posting a racist comment
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Greek PM Samaras predicts economic growth by 2014
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is pledging that the economy in his recession-plagued country can start to grow again by
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World stock markets plunge on Spain debt fears
World stock markets are plunging on new fears that Spain could need an international bailout. Spanish economic minister Luis de
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Greek PM: Country’s plight like US Great Depression
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras says his country is facing economic upheaval like that of the devastating U.S. Great Depression
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Norway marks anniversary of Breivik’s massacre
Norway is marking the first anniversary Sunday of twin attacks that left 77 people dead. A number of commemorative events
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Germany approves Spanish bank bailout
The German parliament has approved the eurozone’s $122 billion bailout for the struggling Spanish banking system. Lawmakers in Germany, the
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Strikes to disrupt Olympics transit
British border officials have announced they will conduct a 24-hour strike the day before the London Olympics begin, threatening to
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Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have imposed non-military sanctions on Syria in
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