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100s protest pension overhaul in Rome

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Thu Jul 26, 2012
10:36PM GMT

Protesters march with flags and placards during the CGIL, CISL, and UIL strike (file photo).

Protesters march with flags and placards during the CGIL, CISL, and UIL strike (file photo).

Hundreds of people have protested in Rome against Prime Minster Mario Monti's pension reforms that could trap many workers in a legal limbo without retirement pay.

The protesters gathered in front of the ancient Pantheon in the city centre to voice their opposition to the increase in the minimum pension age, AFP reported on Thursday.

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GSK whistleblower says Glaxo Marketing VP 'Sir' Andrew Witty was deeply involved in massive criminal cover-up

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Friday, July 27, 2012
by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) The recent landmark ruling against drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which as we recently reported led to a massive criminal fine of more than $3 billion and a guilty plea by the company of committing felony crimes.

(http://www.naturalnews.com/036499_Glaxo_whistleblower_bribery.html), was followed by an apology from GSK Vice President of Marketing "Sir" Andrew Witty for the company's "past" failures. But according to whistleblower Gregory Thorpe, the apology is meaningless, as Witty had been working for GSK during the years when the company was proven to have been engaged in illegal activity, and was more than likely involved in it.

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Movie Star Thomas Jane Tweets About UFO Conference

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By Alejandro Rojas

Posted: 07/21/2012 1:30 pm

Thomas Jane

Another celebrity UFO tweet has hit the twittersphere. Last October several stars tweeted about UFO sightings, however this paranormal tweet comes from Thomas Jane and is regarding an upcoming UFO conference in Las Vegas. I am particularly excited about this tweet because I am hosting the conference.

Tom tweets:

UFO Over Olympics Opening Ceremony: A Classic Flying Saucer [VIDEO]

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By Posted: 07/29/2012 5:02 pm
Updated: 07/30/2012 1:33 am

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This unusual disc-shaped UFO was captured on video above the London Olympics opening ceremony.

Talk about an uninvited guest at the Olympics.

Friday night's spectacular pyrotechnics display of the most watched opening ceremony in summer Olympics history attracted more than the eyes of over 40 million people. A clearly seen unidentified flying object was videotaped making its way over London's Olympic stadium, reports Examiner.com.

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RBS drawn into Libor scandal as banks learn scale of review

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GFP Note: RBS stands for Royal Bank of Scotland.

 

Telegraph.co.uk

By , and Harry Wilson

6:45AM BST 30 Jul 2012

The man charged by the Government with conducting an independent review into the Libor rigging scandal, which has already cost Barclays £290m in fines, will on Monday outline the scale of the inquiry.
 

Martin Wheatley, chief executive officer of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission, speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010

Martin Wheatley, head of financial conduct at the Financial Services Authority Photo: Bloomberg News

 

Yuan decline worries China

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Reuters
Published: 13:19 July 30, 2012


  • Centralbank concerned too much devaluation could destabilize domestic markets

Shanghai: Market forces are mostly to blame for the yuan’s unprecedented fall against the dollar in recent months, market participants say, with Chinese regulators now busy propping up the currency, marking a major reversal in approach as the country’s economic growth slows.

The yuan has fallen 1.4 per cent against the US dollar this year and touched 10-month lows, its first period of extended weakness since China’s landmark de-pegging of the currency in July 2005.

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Hong Kong Protests China Patriotism Propaganda Classes

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07/29/12 07:44 AM ET AP

Hong Kong Protests

A protester holds a placard during a march in a downtown street in Hong Kong Sunday, July 29, 2012 to protest the upcoming introduction in schools of Chinese patriotism classes that they fear will lead to brainwashing. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

 

HONG KONG -- Tens of thousands including teachers and parents pushing strollers took to Hong Kong streets Sunday to protest the upcoming introduction of Chinese patriotism classes they fear will lead to brainwashing, the latest sign of growing discomfort over Beijing's influence in the semiautonomous territory.

Students and pro-democracy activists were among those who marched to the Hong Kong government's headquarters to protest the new curriculum, which authorities are encouraging schools to begin using when classes resume in September.

Will Kim Jong Un’s leadership be music to U.S. ears?

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CNN.com
July 27th, 2012
12:51 PM ET
By Brian P. Klein, Special to CNN

Editor’s note: Brian P. Klein is an economic consultant and former U.S. diplomat. The views expressed are his own.

Will Kim Jong Un’s leadership be music to U.S. ears?

Disney characters dancing on stage, women wearing short skirts, and a country's new leader making speeches, smiling, and glad-handing military officers. In most places around the world, that’s nothing unusual. But for North Korea, it marks a sea change in image if not quite reality.

Protesters Blockade Televisa, Mexico's Biggest TV Station, Over Election Coverage

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Reuters
Reporting By Ioan Grillo; Editing by Eric Beech
Posted: 07/26/2012 11:48 pm

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MEXICO CITY, July 26 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters on Thursday blockaded the studios of Mexico's most popular TV network, accusing it of biased coverage of the July 1 presidential election.

Shouting "Tell the truth," the demonstrators, including students and union workers, stopped employees entering the offices of the Televisa studios in Mexico City although they allowed others to leave.

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