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Fair understanding of Belt and Road initiative2018-08-21
China Daily: Is the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) a strategic tool of Beijing or a geopolitical lever to confront the West? Is BRI comparable to the old Marshall Plan, the US-led project at the beginning of the Cold War to confront the Soviet Union? Many in the West are...
Greece ends bailout Odyssey but Athens not in festive mood2018-08-20
Kathimerini: Greece emerged from the biggest bailout in economic history on Monday after nine years of creditor-mandated austerity, with European institutions hailing the exit a success but jaded Greeks finding little reason to celebrate. The milestone weans the...
UEFA Europa League Fixtures2018-08-20
This is Money: Aug 20 (OPTA) - UEFA Europa League fixtures for this week Thursday, August 23 fixtures (CET/GMT) Torpedo Kutaisi v...
Greece ends bailout odyssey but Athens in no festive mood2018-08-20
The Times of India: ATHENS: European institutions hailed Greece's exit from its final bailout on Monday, expecting the debt-burdened euro zone member to stand on its own feet after nine years of financial nursing but the mood in Athens was subdued as many problems remain....
Greece’s bailout is ending but the pain is far from over2018-08-20
The Irish Times: When Dimitris Zafiriou landed a coveted full-time job two months ago, the salary was only half what he earned before Greece’s debt crisis. Yet after years of struggling, it was a step up. “Now, our family has zero money left over at the end of the month,”...
A gift-wrapped tale2018-08-19
Mid Day: It was in 2010 that couple Avani Raheja and Samir Gadhok, both students of an illustrious French business school, met for the first time. What got sparks flying was a shared love for travel and culinary experiences. And Provenance, their first homegrown...
Marcos Alonso gives Chelsea late Premier League win over Arsenal2018-08-18
NJ dot com: The Clarets will take on Olympiacos (Greece), which beat Luzern 7-1 on aggregate last round, over two legs. While the second weekend of the Premier League season got underway with a scoreless draw, there were many talking points as newly-promoted Cardiff City...
New Silk Road brings more than trade to China, Europe2018-08-18
People Daily: Photo taken on April 16, 2018 shows cargo containers of China RailwayExpress at Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) in Duisburg, western Germany. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan) BERLIN, Aug. 18 -- Truck driver Lusso is waiting at the Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT)...
Xinhua Headlines: New Silk Road brings more than trade to China, Europe2018-08-18
Xinhua: by Xinhua writers Ren Ke, Zhu Sheng BERLIN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Truck driver Lusso is waiting at the Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) for a freight train from China. He is one of the several hundreds of truck drivers waiting at the largest of the nine...