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If there is a lesson to be learned from History, it is that all great empires and world orders are transient. The institutions they erect, the economic systems they support, they rise and fall and the earth is still turning. Some would argue that the downfall of the Roman Empire brought an end not just…
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Le 33e anniversaire de la révolution islamique a donné l’occasion à la présidence iranienne de réaffirmer le fait que Téhéran soutiendrait les Palestiniens par «tous les moyens» contre l’ennemi israélien, ce qui ne laisse présager rien de bon pour Israël. «L’Iran ne reculera pas d’un iota dans sa volonté de défendre les droits du peuple…
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Lors d’un discours prononcé à Téhéran à l’occasion du 33e anniversaire de la Révolution islamique, le président iranien, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, promet des annonces très importantes, dans les prochains jours, dans le domaine du nucléaire. La publication en novembre d’un rapport de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie atomique faisant état de l’existence d’un volet militaire dans les…
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Ahmadinejad spoke at a rally in Tehran today as Iranians marked the 33rd anniversary of the Islāmic Revolution. He did not elaborate on the upcoming announcement but insisted Iran would never give up its uranium enrichment. The West suspects Iran’s nuclear program is aimed at producing atomic weapons, a charge Tehran denies.
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La vague de froid perdure en Europe où l’on dénombre près de 550 morts depuis dix jours. Les météorologues prévoient des températures à la baisse pour les prochains jours, ne laissant aucun répit aux populations et minant l’économie. Aujourd’hui, imitant ainsi, l’Autriche, la Serbie et la Bulgarie, la Hongrie a fermé l’accès au Danube. Traversant…
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GUANGZHOU, China (AP) – Canada will sell more oil to China but won’t shy away from raising the issue of human rights. Canada has abundant supplies of virtually every form of energy and will sell to whoever wants to buy. “It’s that simple,” Harper said. “But in relations between China and Canada, you should expect…
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ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s future in the euro is growing increasingly precarious as violence erupts on the streets of Athens during a general strike. Thousands of people marched through the streets to protest the cuts, which include a 22% drop in the minimum wage at time when the unemployment rate is over 20% and the…
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Things never change! CAIRO – Egyptian activists vowed to flood Tahrir Square and cripple the country with a strike this weekend, saying that one year after forcing a dictator from power their revolution is far from complete. Egypt’s economy has suffered since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster: Foreign investment has dried up and tourists are staying away.…
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BY ALKMAN GRANITSAS, ANDREA THOMAS AND NEKTARIA STAMOULI ATHENS—Clashes broke out in central Athens Friday as Greece’s major unions launched a 48-hour nationwide strike to protest new austerity measures demanded by the country’s creditors, adding to social tension in a country now in its fifth year of economic recession. Hundreds of hooded youths in the…
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