The US has announced that it will provide an additional 0 million in humanitarian aid for Syria, which will bring the total provided aid to 0 million.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 4,949 grant to Yale University for a study on “Sexual Conflict, Social Behavior and the Evolution of Waterfowl Genitalia”, according to the recovery.gov website.
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Images of diseased lungs and rotting teeth printed on cigarette packets since yesterday have been described by a smokers’ lobby group as “a waste of time”
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The EU will send a �5 billion aid package to Egypt to help rebuild the economy, it was announced Wednesday, in a deal finalised in Cairo between Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi and the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton.
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Japan’s cabinet approved on Friday 10.3 trillion yen (ã73bn) economic stimulus package in the biggest spending boost since the financial crisis as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pursues an ambitious agenda to spur growth and end nagging deflation.
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Hungary seems to be the only EU nation going after the real reason for the crisis; the banks! The package includes the cementing of a bank tax and an increase in taxes on energy companies, according to a statement on the economy ministry website.
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The announcement came after Mr Mursi held talks with the EU’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, in Cairo.
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Employees at Greek parliament walked out of work, while the MPs were debating the austerity measures package. Reason for the unexpected strike, was a last minute change in the austerity bill according to which parliament staff will undergo the same cuts as all civil servants.
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Cyprus has steadfastly refused to say how much would be needed for its banks – only that government estimates differ greatly from those of the international organizations it is currently negotiating a bailout with – the Troika
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The comments by Rainer Bruederle, the parliamentary leader of the Free Democrats party, indicate growing pessimism among German lawmakers at Greece’s ability to satisfy creditors’ demands for economic reform.
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