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Foray FOREIGN
Foray FOREIGN
FOREIGN
Trouble in the air
- 19 May 2012
- Fred Weir
In one of those Shakespearian tragedies that seem to recur all-too-often in Russia, a Sukhoi Superjet-100 crashed last week during a demonstration flight in Indonesia.
Kraft of being mom
- 19 May 2012
- Preeti John
Are You Mom Enough?’ screams Time magazine cover of May edition. And it is a question that the Germans will soon be asking their politicians. Germans, it appears, have a weakness for mother-like figures.
Ticket to chaos
- 19 May 2012
- S Rajagopalan
The get-rich-quick fever has gripped the United States as never before in these difficult economic times. What else can one say, judging by the billions that Americans are spending annually on lottery tickets to chase their elusive dream of becoming mega-millionaires overnight. Fights are erupting with distressing regularity, with many claiming to possess or having misplaced the winning ticket. And lawsuits are being filed for one reason or another.
Potholed 2nd coming
- 12 May 2012
- Fred Weir
Vladimir Putin was sworn-in for the third term as Russia’s President last week, with Czarist-era pomp in a lavish Kremlin ceremony with almost 2,000 guests on hand, including former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger and ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Test for Ms Austerity
- 12 May 2012
- Preeti John
Today, Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares herself for another setback. Merkel’s party the Christian Democrats are expected to lose the crucial regional vote in the State of North Rhein-Westfalia (NRW).
Big fat problem
- 12 May 2012
- S Rajagopalan
America is fast losing its battle of the bulge. A newly-released study has come out with some startling projections on where the country is headed.
