Reuters All of the IMF’s Problems Now Belong to Christine Lagarde John Hudson Jun 28, 2011 97 The International Monetary Fund’s newly-minted leader Christine Lagarde has a lot on her plate. As the 55-year-old French Finance minister replaces Dominique Strauss-Kahn as managing director, she’ll be saddled with reviving a disgraced institution mired with challenges as…
Virgin Spends $1.4 Billion On Super-Efficient, Ultra Quiet Jet Engines BY Ariel SchwartzToday Virgin America isn’t waiting for major innovation in the biodiesel sector; they want to pay less for fuel now. So they’re investing in a remarkable new engine from GE. “This is one of these significant breakthroughs in technology and engine efficiency that…
Stubborn refusal of an order untenable The protests that break in Europe this year against the austerity policies – in Greece and France, but also to a lesser extent, Ireland, Italy, Spain – gave birth to two fictions. The first forged by the authorities and the media, based on a depoliticization of the…
The French and Seduction Smouldering Strauss-Kahn may change everything Jun 9th 2011 | La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life. By Elaine Sciolino Prince charming “SEDUCTION is not a frivolous thing,” Arielle Dombasle, a coquettish French actress, tells the author: “It’s war.” Elaine Sciolino, a Paris correspondent for the New York…
The Rage of the ‘Indignants’ A European Generation Takes to the Streets By Mathieu von Rohr and Helene Zuber For weeks, hundreds of young people have been camping out in central Madrid. And others across Europe have now begun following their example. Protests in Lisbon, Paris, Athens and elsewhere show that Europe’s lost generation has…
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Strauss-Kahn news stuns France as Socialists discuss comeback Prosecution’s Letter To DSK Defense: The Maid Lied To The Grand Jury Update Headlines Prosecutors to release Strauss-Kahn on ‘own recognizance’ STRAUSS-KAHN INQUIRY Live: Strauss-Kahn’s surprise court appearance Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is making a surprise court appearance in New York Friday following revelations that prosecutors…
Update Headline July 1, 2011 Prosecutors to release Strauss-Kahn on ‘own recognizance’ STRAUSS-KAHN INQUIRY Live: Strauss-Kahn’s surprise court appearance Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is making a surprise court appearance in New York Friday following revelations that prosecutors in the sexual assault case against him are having problems with the accuser’s credibility. Follow our live…