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Two Tweets Behind Story Of Sarkozy & Bruni Marital Problems
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“The Sunday Times reported yesterday that just two anonymous postings on the social media site Twitter were behind the extensively reported story that Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni might be having marital problems. The slender sourcing didn’t stop the paper devoting 1,600 words to the story.” [Link]
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Ibon Gogeascoechea: Leader Of Basque Separatist Group Eta Captured
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“Ibon Gogeascoechea, who has been on the run since 1997, was arrested along with two other senior Eta fighters in a joint Spanish-French raid near the small town of Cahan in Normandy, the ministry said.” [Link]
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Strike In Greece Shuts Down Business
“Public and private unions in Greece have begun a nationwide strike, shutting down public services, ministries and transport, as anger over the government’s austerity measures grows. Tens of thousands of people rallied in Athens, the capital, on Wednesday, holding banners reading ‘markets should pay for the crisis’.” [Link]
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EU To Bailout Greece
“European leaders have reached a deal to provide aid to Greece, EU president Herman Van Rompuy said on Thursday, in an unprecedented move to stave off a broader crisis in the 16-nation bloc that shares the euro. ‘There is an agreement on the Greek situation. We will communicate now the agreement to the other leaders,’ van Rompuy told reporters gathered at an EU leaders’ summit.” [Link]
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EU Gives Haiti $600 Million In Aid
“The EU has pledged more than 400m euros (£354m) in emergency aid for Haiti, as rescuers battle to help survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake.” Link
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Exit Polls Forecast Runoff In Ukraine Election
“Exit polls forecast the election was led by pro-Russia politician Viktor Yanukovich, the man accused of rigging the 2004 elections which sparked the peaceful Orange Revolution uprising that swept the old order from power.” Link
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Belgian Premier Herman Van Rompuy Named EU President
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“The choice by national leaders behind closed doors broke a stalemate in choppy, often pained negotiations intended to give Europe a voice on the world stage commensurate with its economic heft. That hope was apparently dashed by a desire for consensus instead of a potentially divisive figure who could have overshadowed leaders of nations such as France and Germany.” Link
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