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Banks collapse, stocks markets crash, billions flow to shore up the financial system. Yet Belgians responded to what may be the worst financial crisis in a generation Monday in their own quirky way: by going on strike...
...national strike over rising living costs paralyzed much of the country, with public transport grinding to a halt, including international rail services like the Eurostar. An estimated 190 mi of traffic jams were reported on the motorways by 7:30 a.m. Supermarkets shut their doors, production stopped at factories, and schools, post offices and museums closed across the country...
...seems a bizarre moment to down tools. Belgium's banking sector has just taken a particularly hard hit: the strike comes the day after Belgium's biggest bank, Fortis, was sold to France's BNP-Paribas...
...ROUNDUP While only half of the weekend’s matchups did not feature Ivy-on-Ivy competition, league competitors certainly made some unexpected waves. Cornell pulled off a stunning upset of a depleted Lehigh squad in Bethlehem, Penn. as quarterback Nathan Ford threw a 20-yard touchdown strike with time expiring to give the Big Red the 25-24 win. The victory came just one week after Cornell dropped championship hopeful Yale. The Bulldogs struggled as well in week three, squandering a 14-point fourth quarter lead. Although Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph threw three picks, Yale needed...
...counterattack. Sophomore forward Leigh McCoy increased the cushion to two with a goal late in the second half. The two goals were more than enough for Stone, who notched seven saves en route to her third shutout of the season. Early on, it looked as if Brown would strike first. Just 35 seconds into the game, Bears forward Leslie Springmeyer ripped a shot from directly in front of the goal, but Stone managed to block the shot with her leg, and the Crimson cleared the ball. “Brown came out with intensity,” Stone said...