Despite a barrage of pressure from Turkey, the German parliament has approved a symbolic resolution that declares the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces in 1915 to be genocide The vote was almost unanimous in support of the resolution with just one MP voting against and another abstaining.
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I expect the Euro to appreciate against the Dollar after the ECB Meeting, going into a tepid forecast for the US Employment Report on Friday. We look at some key technical levels in the Euro currency, and what levels to scrutinize in terms of potential break out trades.
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Hot on the heels of Brazilian soccer star Rivaldo's warning to "stay home, your life is at risk," the Taiwanese Animators have created a 'Public Service Announcement' that Brazil should just cancel the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro because no one really wants to die attending them.
Doctors have warned that the 2016 Rio Olympics will spark a “full-blown public health disaster”, due to the ongoing Zika virus emergency in Brazil. The Zika virus has spread throughout South America since May 2015 and latin America has been officially declared a health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). Rio de Janeiro has the highest number of suspected cases than any other area, and doctors have warned that the 2016 Olympic Games could create a global health disaster if they go ahead.
The oh-so-progressive NCAA just cannot keep from imposing its morals on everyone, even when their moralizing has nothing at all to do with athletics:
After months of hinting that it would use its financial clout to take a stand against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the NCAA on Wednesday made it official.
The organization’s Board of Governors, at its quarterly meeting in Indianapolis, adopted a new requirement for sites hosting or bidding on NCAA events in all divisions — from Final Fours to educational conferences.