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News Headlines for May 11, 2015: Greece Penalizes ATM Withdrawals, Kurds Drive ISIS Out of Village, People’s Republic of China Prepping for Drone Warfare

May 11, 2015

Brazilian lawmakers to protect Amazon rain forest, Kurds drive ISIS out, Osama bin Laden assassination story controversy emerges in the United States, Greece announces ATM fees to curb cash withdrawals Rise of the Superbug – Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Dr. Karl Klose at TEDxSanAntonio Brazilian Lawmakers Announce Plans to Nationalize Amazon Rain Forest Kurds Drive ISIS Out […]

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Headline News April 25, 2015: Vancouver Lives the High Life, Sabeen Mahmud Assassinated, Gerhard Schindler and NSA Worked Together, Greek Bank to Launch Debt Forgiveness

April 25, 2015

Massive earthquake strikes Nepal, hundreds feared dead Vancouver, Canada Has 80 Marijuana Dispensaries in Sign of Changing Times Protesters Gather in Istanbul to Protest Turkey’s Non-recognition of Armenian Genocide Pakistani Female Rights Worker Sabeen Mahmud Assassinated Russia Unveils Armata Battle Tank German Spy Chief Gerhard Schindler Revealed As Collaborator with USA’s National Security Administration, Faces Calls […]

News Headlines June 1, 2013

June 1, 2013

Second Day of Anti-Government Protests in Turkey Youth Unemployment in Greece and Spain Above 50% Neuroscientist Suggests Religious Fundamentalism Could One Day Be Treated as a Mental Illness Russia Dispatches Aircraft Carrier to the Mediterranean US Call for Tiananmen Square Massacre Disclosure Angers People’s Republic of China Mexicans Protest Monsanto with Corn Carnival Bank of […]

News Headlines May 18, 2013

May 18, 2013

North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Missiles Somaliland Marks 22 Years of Independence Meteor Smashes Into Earth’s Moon Greece’s Golden Dawn Makes Genocidal Anti-Muslim Statements Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Will Not Step Down, Grants Rare Television Interview Russia Deploys 12 Warships to Syria Pakistan Female Politician Zahra Shahid Hussain Assassinated in Karachi Lebanese Man Murders Sister […]

Greece’s Golden Dawn Offers Greek Youth a Far-Right Alternative

February 3, 2013

Austerity and its effects on Greek society have caused many disaffected youth to seek political solutions to their social ills, a trend that Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party is exploiting to the worry of many progressive Greeks. Armed with a nationalistic and anti-immigrant message, the Golden Dawn promises unemployed youth an outlet for their […]

Council of Europe Moves to Ban Greek Eleni Zaroulia and Hungarian Tamas Gaudi Nagy

January 23, 2013

Eleni Zaroulia, leader of Greece’s far-right anti-semitic Golden Dawn party, and Tamas Gaudi Nagy of Hungary’s Jobbik party, may find themselves banned from the European Parliament if a Council of Europe motion to do so is approved. Eleni Zaroulia infamously referred to immigrants as subhuman and both Zaroulia and Nagy’s parties have storied histories.

Greeks Sell-Off Assets to Repay Debts in Europe’s Newest Onion Economy

January 21, 2013

Firesale privatization of Greek State Assets Raises Concerns for Future of Greece, accusations of Corruption In order to repay its sovereign debts, the Greek government has placed everything from a police headquarters in Athens to leasing private beaches on the auction block to raise much-needed funds. As part of its bailout of Greece, the International Monetary Fund […]

Three-Party Coalition Greek Parliament Passes Law to Boost Tax Revenues by $3 Billion Annually

January 12, 2013

The move comes from the coalition government in Greece’s parliament in order to appease creditors to the debt-ridden state as part of its bailout agreements. The law raises taxes on top earners, simplifies tax brackets, and extends income taxes to farmers. As part of its $45.5 billion bailout, Greece has to pass such laws even […]

The European Financial Crisis Has Left Greek Society in Chaos

November 5, 2012

Doctors going unpaid for months. Legions of unemployed swamping benefits offices across the country and a situation in which even the employed are not receiving money. Such is the state of Greece, a society in ‘free fall’ ever since the financial crisis began. [Yahoo News]