
ATHENS (Reuters) - In a land of ancient myths, modern Greeks have created some of their own about their near-bankrupt country's future as an integral part of a Europe that will never kick them out. Solemn warnings from abroad that Athens cannot stay in the euro while rejecting the terms attached to the billions offered to pull Greece out of its financial hole are widely disbelieved in a land that considers itself the envy of foreigners. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:04:43Z
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - One person was killed when a car exploded in the Sudanese city of Port Sudan, state news agency SUNA said on Tuesday. It gave no reason for the explosion at the Red Sea port. SUNA showed a picture of the damaged front of the car. Government officials contacted by Reuters declined to comment, saying the incident was under investigation. In April 2011, Sudan said two people were killed in Port Sudan in a missile strike that Khartoum blamed on Israel, which declined to comment then. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T08:28:45Z
PARIS (Reuters) - The OECD called on EU leaders on Tuesday to ease the pace of austerity, saying aggressive budget cuts to curtail the euro zone's debts threaten to suck the currency area into a downward spiral that could spill over into the global economy. German-led fiscal austerity policies have so far dominated the European Union's approach to solving Europe's devastating public debt crisis as leaders try to win back investors' confidence. But efforts to reduce deficits have caused the euro zone's economy to stagnate, making it harder to reach EU-mandated targets. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T08:31:08Z
Richard Carmona arrived in Washington a political novice in 2002 and left four years later scarred and frustrated. He didn't go quietly. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:07:44Z
Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod. Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T08:30:35Z
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