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The frenzied betting by financial markets against the stability of Greek government bonds is a clear indication that many investors don't believe Athens will find a way to deal with its massive debt - at least not without an equally huge European bailout. But beyond the market speculation lies a...
"Permitting what will essentially become an existential assault on the euro by financial markets isn't something leaders are going to let happen - the political and economic consequences would simply be too grave," says a French government adviser who preferred to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the situation...
Another mummy, known as KV35YL, was identified as both the sister of Akhenaten and the mother of Tutankhamen, meaning that Tut was the product of a brother-sister coupling. "She cannot be Nefertiti," says Hawass, citing another popular speculation that Nefertiti, Akhenaten's chief consort, was Tut's mother, "but...
Given the history of the past year, and the last 20 years, that is not going to be easy. A Democratic plan to force a series of politically challenging votes for Republicans, rather than concentrate on passing legislation, will not warm things up. And a recent White House meeting about...
Even as the wild speculation circulates, U.S. diplomats are harassed in real life by Pakistani authorities. Their vehicles are seized and their visas tangled in bureaucratic red tape for months, crippling aid projects and counterinsurgency efforts. Sometimes photos of their residences are published in newspapers and labeled as CIA dens...