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Nicknamed ‘the poorest president in the world’, the President of Uruguay proved that he has a generous nature, when he recently gave a lift to an unsuspecting hitchhiker. Gerhald Acosta was walking nome from work […]

The former head of the International Monetary Fund. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is going on trial for sex charges in France. This is the country where he once was considered a top presidential contender. Business Insider Reports: […]

Israel’s foreign minister has described as “inevitable” a third war with Lebanon and a fourth aggression in the besieged Gaza Strip in the wake of a recent retaliatory attack by Hezbollah. “A fourth operation in […]

Tens of thousands took to the streets on Saturday across Ireland in protest at the introduction of water charges as part of its bailout following the 2008 financial crisis. The marches took place in 20 […]

In an interview with CNN’s Obama acknowledged that the United States had “brokered a deal to transition power in Ukraine”. As Russia Today quite rightly asks: has Obama just admitted to the highest level of democratic […]

A new book, In Ringside at the Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez, explored how the Nazis were inspired by the United States’ treatment of Mexican immigrants since 1917.  Author David […]

Robert Johnson, President of the Institute of New Economic Thinking, said at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland that “very powerful people are telling us they’re scared … hedge fund managers all over the world who are buying […]

The most recent military draft in Ukraine has been described as “problematic” by Kiev’s army spokesman. The recruitment effort, coming amid ever more intense fighting in the country’s east, sees a lack of enthusiasm on […]

Starting Monday, thousands of Croatia’s poorest citizens will benefit from an unusual gift: They will have their debts wiped out. Named “fresh start,” the government scheme aims to help some of the 317,000 Croatians whose […]