Posts Tagged ‘crisis’

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Syrian city of Homs (AP)

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, purports to show smoke filling the air near a mosque in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL.  TV OUTAP – Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the stricken city of Homs, where a weeklong government offensive has created a deepening humanitarian crisis.


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Greek debt crisis eases, but drama is not over (AP)

The flags of Greece, right, and European Union  flutter from the roof of the Finance Minister at Athens' main Syntagma square, as in the background is seen the ancient Parthenon temple during in Athens on Thursday Feb, 9, 2012. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and his coalition partners have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital euro130 billion bailout. (AP Photo.Dimitri Messinis)AP – More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road to recovery.


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City shelter is a saving grace for ma in crisis 

With no place to live and no one to turn to, Selina Bell was suffering from life-threatening breast cancer — and struggling to raise her 1-year-old daughter.

WITH NO place to live and no one to turn to, Selina Bell was suffering from life-threatening breast cancer — and struggling to raise her 1-year-old daughter.

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Obama: Let’s fix the housing crisis 

President Obama pushed Saturday for mortgage reform — an issue central to his election-year focus on the middle class.

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IMF chief presses for more cash to fight crisis (AP)

International Monetary Fund, IMF, chief Christine Lagarde speaks during her visit to the social media corner at the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The meeting lasts until Jan. 29. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)AP – The head of the International Monetary Fund appeared to be making headway Saturday in her drive to boost the institution’s financial firepower so that it can help Europe prevent its crippling debt crisis from further damaging the global economy.


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Dow approaches highest level since 2008 crisis (AP)

In this Jan. 25, 2012 photo, traders Thomas Kay, left, Marshall Ryan, center, and Robert McQuade work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets rose on Thursday, Jan. 26, after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture the country's stubbornly slow economic recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – The Dow Jones industrial average was trading near its highest close since the 2008 financial crisis Thursday after solid news on factory orders and strong earnings from U.S. manufacturers highlighted the economy’s growing momentum.


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Merkel, Sarkozy stress growth a priority in crisis (AP)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, for talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP – The leaders of France and Germany said boosting economic growth across Europe is a priority in their efforts to stem the debt crisis that is showing signs of spreading across the 17 countries that use the euro.


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