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Controversial new president inherits changing World Bank
April 17, 2012Jim Yong Kim, the Korean-American president of Dartmouth College picked to lead the World Bank by President Obama, was confirmed today by a vote of the institution's 25-member executive board.
Read moreFormer IMF head Strauss-Kahn probed for ties to prostitution, pimping
February 23, 2012Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been arrested and released again, this time in connection with a prostitution scandal.
Read moreAthens burns after austerity approval
February 14, 2012After approving a controversial new bill, which guts minimum wage and public services, Athens erupted in flames as rioters filled the streets with their outrage.
Read moreAusterity cuts in Greece cause suffering
October 25, 2011"The thing doesn't end with salary cuts. It's the uncertainty of what will happen tomorrow, because each day they tell us something new."
Read moreGeneral strike shuts down Greece; demonstrators attacked causing one death
October 24, 2011There have been many demonstrations in Greece during the past two years since the government's solvency crisis began, but this past week surpassed all in terms of militancy and scale.
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