The latest Markit Purchasing Manager’s Index shows that the manufacturing market contraction that has been plaguing the eurozone is beginning to ease.
The latest level shows 47.9, an increase of 1.8 from December. Still below 50, it shows there is contraction in the manufacturing market, just at a much lesser pace than the previous month. Continue reading
A jihadist website posted a new threat from Al-Qaeda promising “shocking” attacks on the United States. The posting showed a map where the Islamic terrorist organization promised new attacks. Continue reading
Zimbabwe’s public account for paying government bills hit $217 last week.
Not $217 million. $217.
Payments by the government to civil servants left the entire government so poor that they couldn’t afford to buy an iPhone. Continue reading
Official estimates show the U.S. economy shrinking by .1% in the fourth quarter of 2012, shocking economists who believed they would see growth of at least 1%. It’s the first time the economy has contracted during a quarter since the 2009 global recession. Continue reading
Protesters stormed government offices in Athens breaking doors and overturning chairs as they tried to get to Employment Minister, Yiannis Vroutsis. The minister, who was in the office at the time of the assault, escaped the conflict unharmed.
Police made 33 arrests and used batons to disperse the crowd that managed to surge into the waiting rooms outside the main offices. Continue reading
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded about 170 miles off the southern Oregon coast. The National Weather Service’s West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said there was no danger of a tsunami from the Tuesday evening quake. Continue reading
Tornadoes ripped through four states on Tuesday night and Wednesday, killing at least two people, as an Arctic cold front clashed with warm air to produce severe weather over a wide swath of the nation. Continue reading
Arkansas senators advanced a proposal Wednesday to ban most abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected, a move that would prohibit the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, despite a warning from opponents that it would open the state up to legal challenges. Continue reading
Democratic state lawmakers are renewing a push that fell short a year ago that would require Washington insurers to pay for abortions, in addition to the maternity care they’re already mandated to provide. Continue reading
A local militia working with government forces has reported taking the northern Maliam town of Kidal, the last major stronghold for the terrorists attempting to take over the country.
The Islamists reportedly have fled into the desert to regroup and find new locations to launch their assault on the government. They had been forcing an extreme brand of Sharia Law on the northern part of the nation for a year. Continue reading