Kosovo’s independence won’t end its struggle
International Herald Tribune - A drive down the pockmarked Bill Clinton Boulevard in Kosovo’s capital shows why this region’s almost nine-year struggle to secede from Serbia might have been the easy part of independence. The hard part for Kosovo, set to declare its freedom soon, will be to stimulate its damaged economy, repair its roads and generate enough electricity to keep the lights on.
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Some myths about the rise of China and India
Boston Review, by Pranab Bardhan - What explains this strikingly rapid growth? The answer that continues to dominate public discussion in the United States runs along the following lines: decades of socialist controls and regulations stifled enterprise in India and China and led them to a dead end. A mix of market reforms and global integration finally unleashed their entrepreneurial energies. As these giants shook off their “socialist slumber,” they entered the “flattened” playing field of global capitalism. The result has been high economic growth in both countries and correspondingly large declines in poverty.
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Scientists discover way to reverse loss of memory
Independent - Scientists performing experimental brain surgery on a man aged 50 have stumbled across a mechanism that could unlock how memory works.
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Paris to ‘block any Societe bids’
BBC - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has said his government will defend stricken bank Societe Generale against any hostile takeover bids from rivals.
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Rupel: Hrvatska prekinula diplomatske odnose sa Slovenijom
Jutarnji list - Glavni pregovarač Hrvatske s EU Vladimir Drobnjak tijekom rasprave o izvješću o Hrvatskoj u Odboru za vanjsku politiku Europskog parlamenta izrazio je nezadovoljstvo situacijom s pregovorima.
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User-Generated Content Is Junk
BusinessWeek - The UGC media revolution is a myth when it comes to YouTube and other Web 2.0 sites. Most valuable content is professionally made. Pro or con?
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IMF lowers global growth forecast
BBC - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year. But the revised predictions are still well short of being a global recession. The IMF’s chief economist calls it a significant global slowdown.
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Marija Šerifović pisala Tadiću
B92 - “Hvala Vam, gospodine Tadiću, što se borite za moja prava i izdajete naređenja ministrima da me brane od nepostojećih i isceniranih napada Evropske komisije. To nisam tražila od Vas, lepo što se ‘trudite’. Ako Vam je do toga, gospodine Tadiću, zaštitite me od svojih”, navodi se u pismu Šerifovićeve. Ona je zapitala predsednika Tadića, zašto dozvoljava da ljudi iz njegovog okruženja i dalje manipulišu njenim rodoljubivim osećanjima zarad lečenja sujete i kompleksa vise vrednosti.
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