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Back On The Boil

2012-05-29T22:25:10Z

Thing One: Europe, The Re-En-Crisising: That whistling sound you're hearing this morning is the European debt crisis coming once again to full boil.
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Rajan Menon: Greece and the Eurozone: Weakness Brings Power

2012-05-28T22:40:40Z

These issues doubtlessly need to be addressed, but what's notable is the sea change in the conversation. Ideas that were once off the table are now being taken up by EU governments and organizations and Euro pundits. The austerity discourse no longer dominates. Why?

Read more: Angela Merkel, European Debt Crisis, European Union, Spain, Eurobonds, Greece, Germany, Greece Debt Crisis, Politics News

Mitch Feierstein: A Hundred Billion Here, a Hundred Billion There

2012-05-28T14:37:43Z

Last week the Financial Times ran a piece which opened thus: "Greece's banking system is being propped up by an estimated €100 billion provided by the country's central bank -- approved secretly by the European Central Bank." The news barely made it into the U.S. press.

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Terrorist Military Chief Arrested In France

2012-05-27T16:03:57Z

MADRID -- The military chief for of the violent Basque separatist group ETA was arrested Sunday in southern France along with another man accused of b...

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Rick Scott's Elephant Of A Fail

2012-05-24T10:04:29Z

As a GOP governor of Florida, one might think that Rick Scott would know how to deal with elephants. That's apparently not the case.

Scott met with...

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SEX STUDY: Older Men Have A Lot More Sex Than Older Women (At Least In Spain)

2012-05-23T14:14:55Z

Spanish men are never too old for love, according to a new study.

The Journal of Sexual Medicine published a study of some 2,000 Spaniards in their...

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Columbus' Jewish Roots Examined

2012-05-22T00:10:33Z

Over five centuries after the famed explorer's death, historians are taking a fresh look at what motivated Christopher Columbus to make his voyage acr...

Read more: Spanish Inquisition, Video, Judaism, Christopher Columbus, Christopher Columbus Jewish, Spain, Israel, Politics News

Smithsonian: PHOTOS: The World's Top 10 Treks

2012-05-22T07:00:00Z

The fact that people still opt to walk today, in the age of the wheel and the combustion engine, tells us there is something virtuous and irresistible about plodding.

Read more: Slidepollajax, Turkey, Hikes, Adventure, Australia, New Zealand, Travel, China, Great Wall of China, California, England, Appalachia, Spain, Travel News

Sofia Verzbolovskis and Andrew Seguin: PHOTOS: Old-Fashioned And New-Fangled Photographs Of Portugal And Spain

2012-05-22T07:00:00Z

We drove west from San Sebastian scaled the mountains of Cantabria then descended through Asturias on the way to the Galician coast. Finally, we hopped a train for Portugal.

Read more: Photography, Europe, Portugal Travel, Spain Travel, Iberia, Instagram, Slideexpand, Portugal, Europe Travel, Spain, Travel News

Charles Garcia: Was Columbus a Secret Jew?

2012-05-20T11:13:24Z

Everybody knows the story of Columbus, right? He was an Italian explorer from Genoa who set sail in 1492 to enrich the Spanish monarchs with gold and spices from the orient. Not quite.

Read more: Hispanic Heritage, Religion, Spain, Jew, Conquest, Judaism, Christopher Columbus, Latino Voices News

Gemma Godfrey: How to Navigate Markets Through the Euro-Zone Turmoil

2012-05-18T16:54:01Z

As the euro zone crisis intensifies and global markets reflect investor concerns, we ask ourselves, is a Greek exit from the euro on its way? Preparations have already begun to protect shareholder interest.

Read more: Europe, Banks, Debt, Spain, Euro, China, Portfolio, Dividend, Drachma, Investment, Portugal, Greece, Fsa, Wealth Management, French, Greek Exit, Election, Stocks, M&A, Buying Opportunities, Fund Managers, Allocation, Inflation, Emerging Market, Yield, Business News

Paul Krugman: The Euro Can Still Be Saved

2012-05-17T22:21:02Z

Suddenly, it has become easy to see how the euro — that grand, flawed experiment in monetary union without political union — could come apart at t...

Read more: European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Greece, Germany, Paul-Krugman, European Union, Monetary Policy, Spain, Paul Krugman, European Central Bank, Euro, Business News

Sivan Askayo: Barcelona, One More Time (PHOTOS)

2012-05-17T07:00:00Z

It is not a hard thing to fall in love with Barcelona. In fact, it is quite easy.

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Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington: Mexico City: High Art in Thin Air

2012-05-16T08:45:24Z

Capital Soars with Huge New International Street Art Murals

An Amazing Week in DF with Interesni Kazki, El Mac, Saner, Sego, Roa, Herakut, Vhils, and...

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Rajan Menon: Whither Eurozone Austerity?

2012-05-15T14:45:51Z

Europe's political winds have shifted over the past month. The first sign of this preceded the event now being hailed as the catalyst, Sarkozy's loss in France's presidential election, and it occurred in an unlikely place: the Netherlands.

Read more: Eurozone, Greece Elections, Greece Debt Crisis, Angela Merkel, Argentina, Spain, Francois Hollande, North Rhine-Westphalia, World News

Panagiotis Roilos: Economic Crisis, the "PIGS" and the European "Animal Farm"

2012-05-12T11:56:47Z

According to René Girard, in periods of collective crisis the phenomenon of scapegoating flourishes. Today, the notorious "PIGS" (Portugal, Ireland or Italy, Greece, Spain), have become those animalized, "criminal" scapegoats.

Read more: European Debt Crisis, Rene Girard, Greece, Europe Debt Crisis, Pigs, European Economic Crisis, Italy, Spain, Portugal, World News

Spain Celebrates Protest With Protests

2012-05-12T11:23:41Z

MADRID — At least 100,000 Spaniards angered by grim economic prospects and the political handling of the international financial crisis turned o...

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Scientists Discover Ancient 'Cousin' Of Endangered Animal

2012-05-10T15:28:50Z

The endangered giant panda has Spanish ties, geologists have found. Fossilized remains of the bear's ancient relative, Agriarctos beatrix, suggest tha...

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Europe's Newest Dirty Word: 'Austerity'

2012-05-07T11:01:43Z

PARIS — The day after Francois Hollande rode to power in France on a slogan of "change now," the conversation in Europe was already different Mo...

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Min Zhu: Jobs and Growth: Can't Have One Without the Other?

2012-05-02T12:08:05Z

The news on the jobs front, unfortunately, remains grim. Why isn't the jobs picture better? Quite simply, it's because the growth picture isn't very good.

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Dorian de Wind: Are We Entering an Era of "Brain Circulation"?

2012-04-30T11:37:49Z

The economies in southern Europe, especially the unemployment figures, are not a pretty sight.

The unemployment in Spain "just hit a depression-leve...

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Spanish Economy In 'Crisis Of Huge Proportions'

2012-04-27T04:23:00Z

* S&P downgrades Spanish government debt * Unemployment rate rises more than expected * Retail sales continue to sli...

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Food52: Tapas Party!

2012-04-25T09:31:24Z

A traditional Spanish meal is made up of tapas, or, in other words, small plates: just enough of flavor-packed food on one plate to keep you moving onto the next.

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Europe's Growing Economic Woes Loom Over Race For White House

2012-04-24T17:02:07Z

WASHINGTON -- The economic situation in Europe -- which many observers believe will have a significant impact on whether President Obama will be reele...

Read more: Eurozone, France, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Spain, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, Euro, French Election, Video, 2012 Election, Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, Europe, Spanish Economy, Politics News

Alan Black: Barcelona: All the Possessions, Get Robbed

2012-04-24T15:37:45Z

Barcelona has all the possessions. Seventy-five percent of the play, hundreds of passes, gold ingots embossed with Messi and his ilk. All that treasure waiting to be robbed. It's a perfect plot for some good old London gangsters to exploit.

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