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Germany To Investigate Claims Of Cold War-Era Illegal Human Drug Trials
Health and government institutions in Germany on Tuesday pledged to launch a full-scale investigation into several pharmaceutical companies, after a report emerged this week that at least 50,000 former...
Greece Gets Ratings Upgrade For Fiscal Progress
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday upgraded Greece's sovereign credit rating to 'B-' from ‘CCC’, citing the country’s progress in rebalancing the economy, while achieving some “semblance of political and social...
Growing Disillusionment As Crisis Wears Down Support for EU: Study
The European Union is the new “sick man of Europe” as public support for the European project falls and distrust between countries grows, according to a Pew study that...
Cyprus Receives First EU-IMF Aid Tranche
Cyprus on Monday received its first tranche of a 10 billion euro bailout package from international creditors agreed earlier this year, after the near-collapse of the country’s banking sector....
US To Spend $7 Billion On Logistics For Afghanistan Withdrawal: Estimate
The U.S. military will spend close to $7 billion on logistical issues when it finally pulls out its troops and equipment from Afghanistan by the end of next year,...
France Wants Smartphone Tax To Protect “Cultural Exception”
The French government is considering a tax on the sale of all Internet-linked mobile devices, including smartphones and e-readers, in order to "protect the nation’s cultural exception ... in...
World’s Largest Steelmaker Calls for EU Trade War with China
Lakshimi Mittal, owner of the world’s largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, has urged Europe to erect trade barriers to protect its manufacturers, claiming the future of the European Union manufacturing depended...
Key Economic News to Watch This Week: May 13
This week, Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras heads to China with a delegation to discuss possible investments in his country’s beleaguered economy. On Saturday, the suspension of the U.S....
French Rights Group Sues State-Owned Bank For Slavery Reparations
The Representative Council of Black Associations (CRAN), a leading anti-racism watchdog group in France, is filing a lawsuit against state-owned bank Caisse des dépôts et de consignations (CDC), alleging...
Greece Threatens Arrests For Teachers On Strike
For the third time this year, Greece's coalition government has invoked an emergency law allowing for compulsory civil mobilisation, in order to prevent secondary school teachers from going on...


