History.com: This Day In History (January 04-1999): The euro debuts

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By History.com Editors. New Year’s Day is the dawn of a new era in Europe, as 11 nations adopt a single currency, the euro. Now the official currency of 19 members of the European Union, as well as the nations of Kosovo and Montenegro, the euro’s introduction had a…

The Telegraph Frontpage for 2022 Monday December 12

By Danny Boyle The rush-hour has been hit by travel disruption as an Arctic blast means weather warnings for ice, fog and snow remain in place. We have live travel updates – and the latest from the West Midlands, above, after a group of children fell through ice into a lake. Children plunge into frozen

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Iraqi Underclass and animosities

writes: Previous Weekly Numbers have documented growing religious hostilities in Iraq. The missing headline — as the Sunni-led Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, battle Shia-dominated government forces — is a phrase from Bill Clinton\’s 1992 campaign strategist James Carville, “It’s the economy, stupid.” But, it\’s not oil and the negative

Pope Francis says Catholics must become evangelisers

Pope Francis I who becomes more and more popular because of his own simple attitude has issued his first apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), following the synod of bishops on the new evangelisation in October 2012. The Gospel in itself is a bringer of Good News and tells us the story