Millions of Mexicans Refuse To Register Their Cell Phones A plan to register every cell phone in Mexico into a centralized government database has been declared a disaster after millions of citizens banded together and refused to hand over their personal information. In a country that sees as many as 6,000 attempted extortion calls every…
ABU DHABI (AFP) – There’s no mistaking what’s in this vending machine. The well-heeled in the Gulf can now grab “gold to go” from a hotel lobby in the United Arab Emirates, when the need for a quick ingot strikes. On Thursday, a day after its inauguration, the shiny machine attracted spectators of many different…
SPIEGEL ONLINE 05/13/2010 Existential Crisis for the Euro The Last Opportunity for a Strong Currency An Analysis by Henrik Müller The euro is experiencing the deepest crisis of its short history. Governments in Europe swiftly agreed to a massive rescue package, but it won’t be enough to save the common currency. If the monetary union…
Ritchie Katko spends his days working for the Make it Right Foundation in the Lower 9th ward in New Orleans. This January, while the city was consumed by Saints fever, Ritchie, along with a group of fellow architects and thought leaders traveled to Haiti to offer their assistance. A few weeks ago, they made a…
Last week’s market swoon briefly shaved about $1 trillion dollars off of the value of U.S. equities. But it may have a much more lasting and beneficial effect on the NYSE Euronext — the exchange world’s resident tortoise. Until last Thursday, the NYSE’s gripes about the dangers of market fragmentation and opaqueness seemed like little…
President Obama and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai met at the White House in hopes of easing recent tensions and settling on a way forward in Afghanistan, where U.S. troops are preparing for a major military operation.» Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to set aside their recent differences during a White House meeting Wednesday…
David Cameron faces toughest hand of cards ever dealt a new prime minister The Conservative party leader has no majority and an uncertain ally. He is not on top, but on probation David Cameron at No 10 Downing Street. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian David Cameron‘s arrival in Downing Street at 8.45pm tonight saw…
Freed Somali pirates ‘probably died’ – Russian source Forces on the Marshal Shaposhnikov freed the captured tanker Ten suspected Somali pirates captured by the Russian navy last week may have perished after their release, a defence source in Moscow has told reporters. Marines seized them during a dramatic operation to free a hijacked Russian oil…
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS By Max Fisher Military Brass Likes Lady Gaga Parody In the two weeks since it first hit the Internet, the YouTube video of Afghanistan-based soldier recreating Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video have ricocheted around the web enough times to accrue over 3 million hits. At this point, everyone has seen it–including some of the…