17 May 2012
(Le Nouvel Observateur, 17/05/12) – La présidence Hollande est entrée dans le vif jeudi avec la tenue dans l’après-midi du premier Conseil des ministres du gouvernement Ayrault, “déjà au travail” selon sa porte-parole Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, après une matinée rythmée par les passations de pouvoirs. Nommés mercredi soir, les 17 hommes et 17 femmes de ce [...]
Posted in Europe
17 May 2012
(Insurgente, 17/05/12) – La miseria se extiende cual plaga. Los responsables existen pero aparecen pertrechados por sus poderes (judiciales, policiales, mediáticos…). Mientras, cientos de miles de familias no saben que van a comer mañana, si podrán pagar la luz, el agua, la hipoteca o el alquiler, y viven una auténtica pesadilla haciendo largas filas en [...]
17 May 2012
(Comunicato Stampa, 17/05/12) – Il sindaco Agostino non ha mai voluto un dialogo con noi, contestando il nostro operato come “pretestuoso” rifiutando ogni incontro, appoggiato in pieno dall’assessore Segalerba. Certo la posizione di Legambiente può apparire molto scomoda quando non c’è trasparenza. Conosciamo bene Roberto Levaggi, le sue iniziative a favore dell’ambiente, della sicurezza cittadina [...]
Posted in Chiavari, Press releases, Tigullio
17 May 2012
(Reuters – K.Donovan, 17/05/12) – The European Central Bank’s move to stop providing liquidity to some Greek banks is a warning for other countries to take the steps needed to get their banking systems in order, analysts say. The ECB confirmed on Wednesday that some severely undercapitalized Greek banks could no longer fund themselves at [...]
Posted in Europe
17 May 2012
(Prensa Latina, 17/05/12) – Soldados de Israel hirieron hoy a siete palestinos, la mayoría campesinos, al bombardear con tanques y otra artillería pesada, la localidad de Beit Lahiya, en el norte de la Franja de Gaza. El portavoz del servicio médico en este enclave costero, Adham Abu Salmiya, declaró a la agencia noticiosa MaÂ?an que [...]
Posted in Middle Orient
17 May 2012
(S.Olivieri – Il Secolo XIX, 17/05/12) – Il danese Lars Mak (Lotto) ha vinto la 12/a tappa del Giro d’Italia di ciclismo, da Seravezza a Sestri Levante di 155 km. Il danese Lars Bak, sul traguardo di viale Mazzini ha preceduto il francese Sandy Casar (Fdj-Bigmat), giunto secondo; il costaricano Andrey Amador (Movistar), che ha [...]
17 May 2012
(Revista Estrategia & Negocios, 17/05/12) – A las 11:15 horario GMT la acción de Bankia caía más del 29% para quedar en 1,2 euros (US$ 1,52), dentro de un mercado cuyo promedio de baja era del 1,61 por ciento, y su valor pasaba así a menos de un tercio del precio fijado (3,75 euros o [...]
Posted in Europe
17 May 2012
(P.Pellizzetti – MicroMega, 16/05/12) – 4 domande a Paolo Putti, ai Cinquestelle genovesi e a Beppe Grillo 1. Unanimi commenti hanno sottolineato il successo del Movimento Cinquestelle alle elezioni amministrative del 6/7 maggio; Genova compresa, dove Paolo Putti ha sfiorato il ballottaggio con Marco Doria. Mentre non sembra essere stato rilevato lo scippo di democrazia [...]
17 May 2012
(Forbes, 16/05/12) – Is the upcoming Facebook offering a $100 billion sucker bet? As the mainstream media amps up the hype like a bunch of teenagers partying in a house their parents have left for the weekend, there are signs that millions may be suckered into a vortex of vertiginous investing. Facebook could very well [...]
17 May 2012
(Kompas, 16/05/12) – Depuis près de quinze ans, elle lutte contre les carrières de marbre qui saccagent une région montagneuse de l’île de Timor. Mama Aleta a fait adhérer des milliers de villageois à son combat en leur expliquant à quel point cette éventration atteint leur culture ancestrale. La région de Fatumnasi, sur l’île de [...]
Posted in Asia
13 May 2012
(Al Goodman – CNN, 13/05/12) – Chanting “they don’t represent us,” tens of thousands in Madrid railed early Sunday against Spain’s government and austerity cuts — venting their anger on the first anniversary of the so-called May 15 protest movement. Many ignored a government deadline to disperse by Saturday night from the central Puerta del [...]
Posted in Europe
13 May 2012
(J.Prats – El País, 11/05/12) – Un serveur au chômage a reçu une facture d’un montant de 20 797,39 euros pour l’opération du cancer de sa compagne chinoise sans-papiers. A partir du 1er septembre, pour pallier les déficits, les immigrés clandestins devront payer leurs soins de santé. Fin 2011, Landi Fan, ressortissante chinoise, 52 ans, [...]
13 May 2012
(M.Gaggi – Corriere della Sera, 11/05/12)- «L’era della fiducia totale nel libero mercato senza correttivi è finita. Cambiare strada conviene a tutti, anche a quelli che hanno ricchezza e potere: hanno da perdere più di tutti se l’economia si ferma ed esplode la rabbia sociale». Parla l’economista Robert Reich. «Uscire dalla situazione economica nella quale [...]
26 April 2012
(M.Witz – L’Hebdo, 25/04/12) – Dans «The Substance-Albert Hofmann’s LSD», le réalisateur Martin Witz retrace l’histoire d’une molécule devenue le catalyseur du mouvement psychédélique. San Francisco, été 1967. Accourant de tout le territoire américain, des milliers de jeunes envahissent le quartier de Haight-Ashbury, haut lieu de la culture hippie. Horrifiés, les conservateurs américains découvrent alors [...]
01 May 2012
(Onda Newspaper, 01/05/12) – Poco fa, Alain Stivell ci ha inviato questo video musicale dedicato al 1 Maggio, che condividiamo con tutti voi. Il titolo, “Tri martolod”, significa “Tre marinai” e la canzone, dopo aver descritto la povertà esorta tutti a resistere e “a correre”, consapevoli che qualcosa deve pur continuare. Di seguito riportiamo il [...]
03 May 2012
(IRIN, 03/05/12) – In one of the many rooms where detainees are held at Ganfouda detention centre in Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi, Suleiman Mansour*, a young Somali from Mogadishu, spends his days locked up along with 15 other migrants. They lie on mattresses propped against the walls, which are scribbled with names and slogans: [...]
Posted in Africa
03 May 2012
(B.Ulrich – Die Zeit, 03/05/12) – France, Grèce, Pays-Bas, Allemagne : les cinq scrutins qui vont avoir lieu en Europe sont très différents. Mais tous pourraient livrer un verdict sur la politique d’Angela Merkel face à la crise qui affaiblirait la chancelière. Les cinq élections à venir vont transformer le pays en profondeur. Tout d’abord, [...]
Posted in Europe
03 May 2012
(Los Tiempos, 03/05/12) – La violencia irrumpió ayer en la campaña de los comicios presidenciales egipcios con el estallido de disturbios entre manifestantes y “baltaguiya” (agitadores), que han causado 20 muertos y alrededor de 150 heridos en El Cairo haciendo tambalear el proceso transitorio. El despliegue de la Policía y el Ejército ayudó a imponer [...]
Posted in Africa, Middle Orient
03 May 2012
(EFE, 03/05/12) – Miles de universitarios y estudiantes de secundaria han protagonizado una marcha por las calles de Barcelona en protesta por la subida de las tasas universitarias y los recortes en Educación. La manifestación, que ha comenzado a las 12.45 horas en la plaza de la Universidad, ha estado encabezada por los miembros de [...]
Posted in Europe
06 May 2012
(Milano Finanza, 03/05/12) – Facebook ha creato un business pubblicitario da 3 miliardi di dollari all’anno, convincendo gli operatori di mercato ad abbracciare nuove forme di pubblicità per far acquisire notorietà ai loro marchi. Tuttavia, come riporta il Wall Street Journal, alcuni grandi inserzionisti si chiedono se stiano impiegando bene il loro denaro. Secondo le [...]
07 May 2012
(AFP, 06/05/12) – Greece’s two main pro-austerity parties suffered major losses in elections Sunday, exit polls showed, throwing into doubt the eurozone country’s commitment to meeting the tough terms of its two bailouts. The conservative New Democracy led by Antonis Samaras was the largest party with 17-20 percent of the vote, insufficient to give it [...]
Posted in Europe
07 May 2012
(AVN, 06/05/12) – Las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) confirmaron que tienen en su poder, como prisionero de guerra, al periodista francés Romeo Langlois. A través de un video publicado este domingo, el comandante de una escuadra del frente 15 de las Farc, quien se hace llamar Anízar, también conocido como ‘Monazo’, leyó el [...]
Posted in Latin America
07 May 2012
(Deutsche Welle, 06/05/12) – Voters in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein have chosen a new parliament. The Pirate Party has won seats for the first time, while the embattled Free Democrats have fared better than expected. After its success in Berlin and Saarland, the German Pirate Party – whose policies focus on freedom of [...]
Posted in Europe
08 May 2012
(A.Espada – El Mundo, 07/05/12) – Rajoy est devenu Premier ministre en martelant que l’Espagne était un grand pays. Il s’agissait là d’un point essentiel de son discours. Il faut dire que Zapatero avait laissé une piètre image de notre pays. Si la crise y était évidemment pour beaucoup, certaines de ses attitudes n’avaient pas [...]
Posted in Europe
08 May 2012
(Prensa Latina, 08/05/12) – La Policía controla hoy de cerca las acciones de opositores, concentrados en el centro de esta capital, en coincidencia con las consultas en el Parlamento de la candidatura de Dmitri Medvedev como nuevo primer ministro. Un centenar de personas se mantiene a la salida de la estación de metro Kitai-Gorod, en [...]
Posted in Europe
08 May 2012
(Ekathimerini, 08/05/12) – Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the runner-up in the May 6 general elections Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), presented the five points along which his discussions with minority party leaders will develop as he tries to form a coalition government after frontrunner New Democracy failed at the task on Monday. Following [...]
Posted in Europe
08 May 2012
(D.Badinelli, S.Pedemonte – Il Secolo XIX, 08/05/12) – I due sindaci uscenti di Rapallo e Chiavari non hanno la forza di passare al primo turno e sono costretti a prolungare la campagna elettorale di due settimane. Per Mentore Campodonico e Vittorio Agostino la tornata decisiva sarà quella del 20 e 21 maggio. A fermare Campodonico [...]
08 May 2012
(C.Sciuto – MicroMega, 08/05/12) – Difficile trarre dal voto delle amministrative delle chiare indicazioni per la politica nazionale. Ma il successo del Movimento5stelle dà un segnale chiaro: è ora di cambiare. Forse il vero segno dei tempi non è la débâcle del centrodestra, né la ritirata della Lega né l’avanzata dei grillini. Forse il vero [...]
Posted in Italy
08 May 2012
(G.Zampano – The Wall Street Journal, 08/05/12) – A scattered group of anti-establishment parties, including an anti-euro movement run by a rabble-rousing comedian, have gained ground in Italy’s local elections, preliminary results showed on Monday. It was the latest sign that voters across Europe are fed up with austerity measures and their leaders’ response to [...]
Posted in Italy
13 May 2012
(anothernyc.org, 10/05/12) – Say no to the system that produces record profits for the 1% by impoverishing the 99% of us; say yes to a fair city and a better world! Beginning on May 10th and culminating on May 15th in a mass convergence at Times Square, NYC organizations and individuals from all across the [...]
Posted in Europe, Featured Stories, North America, Society
13 May 2012
(Europe écologie, 10/05/12) – « Si l’on parle du 9 mai, si l’on parle de l’Europe et de tout ce que l’on a réussit, et bien il faut parler de ce que l’on doit réussir pour que l’avenir appartienne aux citoyens européens. Je crois qu’il ne faut pas prendre à la légère ce qu’il se [...]
13 May 2012
(S.Amann e J.Tietz – Der Spiegel, 11/05/12) – La carrière d’Andreas Straub s’est terminée sur un parking. Il a vidé sa voiture de service, une Audi A4, rendu les clés, et il est monté dans le taxi qui l’attendait. Le chauffeur savait qu’il devait le conduire chez lui, la course était déjà réglée. Chez Aldi, [...]
13 May 2012
(J.McKenna – Xinhua, 11/05/12)- As the winds of political change swept across France and Greece this week, a long-haired comedian who loathes the political establishment pulled Italy’s disaffected together and created a tsunami of his own at the ballot box. Beppe Grillo heads the Five Star Movement which swept local elections across the country and [...]
Posted in Italy
17 May 2012
(Le Quorum, 15/05/12) – Le vent du changement politique, tel un fameux mai 1981, vient de souffler à nouveau sur l’Hexagone et ses prolongements outre-mer, y compris dans le grand espace du pré carré étendu à la savane désertique et à la forêt luxuriante. Hollande en France : l’homme ordinaire, normal, en opposition avec la [...]
Posted in Africa, Europe, Featured Stories
13 May 2012
(La Repubblica, 13/05/12) – Sarà il giorno più lungo per i rossoblù: la partita forse più importante dell’anno vedrà il Genoa scendere in campo domani contro il Palermo (alle 20.45) in uno stadio deserto. Partita a porte chiuse. L’ultima di campionato. Ma l’ultima della vita per Kakhaber Kaladze, che domani – davanti a tribune deserte [...]
Posted in Sport
13 May 2012
(M.Forgione – Los Angeles Times, 12/05/12) – If you can’t decide between a European tour and a transatlantic cruise this year, YMT Vacations offers a fall trip that combines both. It starts with four days in Amsterdam touring the canals, the Skinny Bridge and a diamond factory. From there it’s on to the German cities [...]
Posted in Destinations
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