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This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com France’s embassy in Tripoli, Libya, attacked by car bomb Israel accuses Syria of using chemical weapons, then retracts Twitter hoax causes a new Wall Street ‘Flash Crash’ Japan’s Shinzo Abe threatens ‘force’ against China’s

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Japan and Mongolia cooperate to counter China’s influence Racial hatred suspected in shooting of Bangladeshis in Greece Greece looks ‘like 1930s Germany’ as neo-Nazis gain support Japan and Mongolia cooperate to counter China’s influence

The president and chief executive of Japanese electronics giant Panasonic will have their salaries halved as part of a move to take the blame for the firm’s financial woes, the company said Wednesday. President Kazuhiro Tsuga and Chairman Fumio Ohtsubo

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Terrorist attack at finish line of Boston Marathon Forced selling hits gold, commodities and stocks Deflation and hyperinflation Bad economic data plagues China and United States Terrorist attack at finish line of Boston Marathon

Foreign demand to buy up U.S. debt rose to a record level in February, as China and Japan jockey to be the top foreign owner of the record $5.66 trillion in foreign holdings of U.S. securities. Currently, China holds $1.22

(AP) China’s economic growth slows in first quarterBy JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGChina’s economic growth slowed unexpectedly in the first three months of the year, fueling concern about the strength of its shaky recovery. The world’s second-largest economy grew by 7.7

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Japan on Sunday to discuss nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula after securing vital support from China to help defuse the weeks-long crisis. He was due to meet Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com John Kerry says that North Korea’s rhetoric is ‘unacceptable’ Cyprus residents in shock over new bailout terms Morgan Stanley’s Mary Deatherage lies on CNBC John Kerry says that North Korea’s rhetoric is ‘unacceptable’ South

After meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday, President Barack Obama said, “We both agreed that now’s the time for North Korea to end the kind of belligerent approach that they’ve been taking. And to try to

Under growing international attention, North Korea says that, in the event of war, Tokyo will be its first target. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) made the declaration in response to Japan’s announcement that it will shoot down any missile fired

(AP) – With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that’s feeding the rise of a new kind of money — a virtual currency whose oscillations have

With mobile missile launchers on its east coast and missiles believed to be fueled and ready for launch, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel warns that North Korea is “skating very close to a dangerous line.” Agreeing with an unnamed Pentagon

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Japan deploys anti-missile systems after North Korean threats Slovenia denies that it needs a bailout Cyprus scandal deepens over big withdrawals prior to bank shutdown Donor nations pledge $3.6 billion in aid to Darfur

(AP) NKorea urges foreigners to vacate South KoreaPYONGYANG, North KoreaNorth Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war. The new threat appeared to

The Pentagon is concerned that recent announcements of U.S. military deployments may be driving North Korea to up the war rhetoric on their end. After a North Korean army official warned that “the moment of explosion is approaching fast” on

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pandemic concerns rising over China’s H7N9 bird flu deaths France’s president Hollande in scandal crisis North Korea warns embassies to evacuate before April 10 Pandemic concerns rising over China’s H7N9 bird flu deaths Pandemic

(AP) – The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant said Saturday that it was moving tons of highly radioactive water from a temporary storage tank to another after detecting signs of leakage, in a blow to the plant’s struggles with

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Meiktila, Burma violence has echoes of Kristallnacht Student loan deliquencies may be reaching a tipping point Intercepted communications suggest North Korea near missile launch Meiktila, Burma violence has echoes of Kristallnacht Buddhist Monk Ashin

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Satellite pictures detail massive Buddhist on Muslim violence in Burma U.S. Navy moves destroyer off coast of Korean Peninsula Influence of extremist groups in the Balkans grows David A Stockman says our economy is

The reign of the United States dollar as the only reserve currency in the world may be coming to an end. Over the last five years, the U.S.-centric balance of economic and military power has been destabilized with the crumbling