Posted by seumasach on July 4, 2012
RT
3rd July, 2012
Russia regrets the Syrian opposition’s position on the Geneva conference, as well as that of some Western countries who wish to distort the agreements, FM Sergey Lavrov said.
“It seemed to us that the consensus reached in the final communique is an important step to consolidate the positions of all members of the international community, the participants in the conference and Syrian sides, on the positions of a peaceful settlement and the refusal to solve the problem in the military way,” Lavrov told reporters on Tuesday.
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Posted by seumasach on July 4, 2012
Telegraph
4th July, 2012
Activity in the sector, which accounts for three quarters of Britain’s economy, came to a virtual standstill according to the Markit/CIPS services PMI, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England will announce on Thursday £50bn of fresh stimulus to boost the ailing economy.
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Posted by seumasach on July 4, 2012
WSWS
4th July, 2012
The Libor scandal, thus far focused on British-based Barclays bank, has revealed that global capitalism functions not as a free market, but as a rigged market controlled by contending groups of corporations, cartels and multi-billionaire speculators.
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Posted by seumasach on July 4, 2012
Independent
1st July, 2012
Senior Tories were dragged into the interest rate-fixing scandal last night as fresh evidence emerged that the banking industry denied there were any problems with “the integrity” of Libor five years ago.
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Posted by seumasach on July 4, 2012
Independent
3rd July, 2012
The bankers at the heart of the Barclays interest rate-rigging
scandal could be prosecuted for fraud, an offence that usually
carries a prison sentence, it was disclosed yesterday.
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Posted by seumasach on July 4, 2012
Revenge of a fallen titan: Ousted Barclays boss makes damning claims Bank of England and Labour ministers were involved in rigging interest rates
Daily Mail
4th July, 2012
Bob Diamond last night implicated large parts of the Establishment in the rate-fixing scandal.
In a spectacular act of revenge, the fallen financial titan turned on the Bank of England, Whitehall officials and the last Labour government.
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Posted by seumasach on July 3, 2012
“Diputado Turco Denuncia Participación de Turquía en Matanzas de Civiles Sirios”
ABNA
1st July, 2012
ANKARA, Turquía. (ABNA) — El Diputado turco del Partido de los Obreros Turcos, Bolnett Asin Oblo, ha confirmado la presencia en Siria de 6.000 armados de distintas nacionalidades, quienes han sido reclutados por la CIA con objeto de comisión de actos de fuego.
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Posted by seumasach on July 3, 2012
Clearly, divisions are emerging in the USA over Syria
Wall Street Journal
29th June, 2012
U.S. intelligence indicates that a Turkish warplane shot down by Syrian forces was most likely hit by shore-based antiaircraft guns while it was inside Syrian airspace, American officials said, a finding in tune with Syria’s account and at odds with Turkey.
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Posted by seumasach on July 2, 2012
EU Observer
29th June, 2012
The eurozone has priority when it comes to further integration, says French President Francois Hollande, something that will eventually have to be reflected in the European Parliament.
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Posted by seumasach on June 30, 2012
Voltairenet
30th June, 2012
During an attack on a local television station on 27 June 2012, an armed opposition group gunned down three Syrian journalists and four guards.
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Posted by seumasach on June 19, 2012
RT
19th June, 2012
A nuclear nightmare on par with the Fukushima disaster could have unfolded at a power plant outside of Los Angeles, California, federal regulators reveal to the Associated Press in a just-published report.
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