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...Perhaps, then, it's only fitting that Greek government debt is the biggest threat to global financial stability today. Warning that Greece was in "critical condition," Prime Minister George Papandreou recently said that his country "faces the risk of sinking under its debt." Jitters over a potential Greek default have punished the value of Europe's common currency, the euro, and driven down stock markets around the world. Policymakers worry that Greece's woes will spread to other weaker members of the euro zone, such as Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Spain - a collection of countries traders have nicknamed the PIIGS...
...story about a threat to the Yellowstone grizzlies...
With this deadly offensive combination, Lippert has been a threat to a number of the opponents Harvard has faced. But do not expect the freshman to develop a big head in the wake of her accomplishments in the game. If anything, the young star remains humble and appreciative of her teammates and coaches...
When the operation got under way, it quickly became clear that only about 400 Taliban had dug in to fight. As in other such encounters between an overwhelming Western military and a local insurgency - in Iraq's Diyala province, for instance - the greatest threat to the troops came from roadside bombs and sniper fire. By Feb. 23, 13 NATO troops had been killed, as the U.S. total in the Afghan war pushed past 1,000. Estimates of Taliban casualties were around 120. Civilian casualties were low for such an intense offensive: 28 were killed in the fighting, though...
...terrorist credentials in the past two years, with three bombings, two of which were suicide attacks. The most recent blast, last October in the Iranian border city of Pishin, killed at least 40 people, including many civilians. It also convinced Tehran that Jundallah was Iran's greatest internal security threat...