European markets recover lost ground
European markets on Thursday recovered some of Wednesday's hefty losses after a relatively steady performance in Asia overnight, with British banking stocks in particular enjoying a strong rally in the wake of the government's 500 billion pound ($865 billion) rescue plan.
Nations:U.K. Germany France South Korea Iceland Luxembourg Activities:European Markets Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-10-09
Europeans scramble to save failing banks
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Germany joined Ireland and Greece on Sunday in guaranteeing all private bank accounts, putting Europe's biggest economy at odds with calls for a unified European response to the global financial meltdown.
Nations:Germany France Iceland U.K. Sweden Ireland People:Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2008-10-05
Chess master Bobby Fischer dies at 64
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a Cold War icon by dethroning the Soviet world champion in 1972 and later renounced his American citizenship, has died. He was 64.
Nations:Iceland U.S. People:Slobodan Milosevic
2008-01-18
Report: Iraq child mortality rate soars
The chance that an Iraqi child will live beyond age 5 has plummeted faster than anywhere else in the world since 1990, according to a report released Tuesday, which placed the country last in its child survival rankings.
Nations:Iceland Egypt Botswana Swaziland Estonia Slovenia Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-05-07
Vanuatu is world's happiest country: study
The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published measuring people's wellbeing and their impact on the environment.
Nations:Vanuatu Swaziland Iceland Panama Congo United Arab Emirates
2006-07-13
Norway to house seeds in doomsday vault
It sounds like something from a science fiction film -- a doomsday vault carved into a frozen mountainside on a secluded Arctic island ready to serve as a Noah's Ark for seeds in case of a global catastrophe.
Nations:Iceland Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
2006-06-18
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