Friday, April 1, 2011

Greece: a country on the edge

REPORTERS - A ruined economy, endemic corruption, and weeks of public unrest: Greece is sliding towards disaster. Our reporters on the ground found a population torn between anger and disillusion. France 24 takes a closer look at Greece on the

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Ministers unveil £5bn back-to-work programme

Move comes as Cabinet Office minister, Oliver Letwin admitted unemployment crisis talks were held before budget


A £5bn back-to-work programme will be unveiled after the Cabinet Office minister, Oliver Letwin, admitted the government had held crisis talks before the budget on unemployment.

The payment by results scheme for companies helping the unemployed to find work has been in preparation for years and will probably be the single most important public service reform implemented by

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Private Equity Funds Have $8 Billion for Brazil Investment, Gavea Says

Snodgrass wonders at rise from Livi to playing Brazil
TWELVE minutes as substitute for Scotland against Brazil prompted Robert Snodgrass to ponder his progress since his formative days with Livingston. "I've come a long w

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Brazil law gives grandparents rights to visit grandchildren when parents divorce
SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has signed a law that guarantees grandparents the right to visit their grandchildren when the parents

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CÔTE D'IVOIRE : À Abidjan, le pouvoir de Laurent Gbagbo vacille

Les combats entre les forces fidèles à Alassane Ouattara et les partisans de Laurent Gbagbo ont duré toute la nuit dans la capitale économique ivoirienne. Les affrontements se concentrent actuellement autour de la résidence du président sortant.

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Great natural wonders - tidal waves at Talbot Bay, Australia - David Attenborough - BBC

David Attenborough narrates this video clip about Talbot Bay, a rarely seen vision of the tide at one of the most wild and rugged parts of Australian shoreline. From

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