AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-26

1. It looks like there is an agreement in principle among lawmakers on a 700-billion-dollar bailout of the financial industry. The plan would have to pass both houses of Congress, then be signed by the president. 2. The first presidential debate pla

国际货币基金组织决策权选票重新分

The International Monetary Fund is giving a bigger share of votes to Mexico, Turkey, South Korea, and especially China to account for the growing role their economies play in the world. The United States encouraged this change to give these countrie

Greek coalition gov't wins confidence vote

ATHENS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Greece's coalition government easily won a parliamentary confidence vote on early Monday, which clears the way for talks with international creditors for a review of bailout agreements to overcome the country's debt crisis.

Spain Denies Seeking Bank Bailout

LONDON - Spain's economy minister has been forced to deny reports his government is seeking international help to prop up its banks, as fears grow that many lenders are facing huge losses on loans. Several banks in Europe's strongest economy, Germany

OECD: Eurozone Needs Bigger Bailout Fund, Reforms

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) demanded more reforms and a stronger financial rescue fund to help the eurozone recover from its debt crisis. The call by the Paris-based group comes just days before a key European fin

Ireland Aims to Be First to Exit International Bailout

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says Ireland is aiming to be the first to exit its international bailout and resume financing its government operations on its own. Kenny told an international economic forum Friday in Dublin that Ireland is recovering

Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent

Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police. Tens of thousands of Greek workers struck and marched to protest demands

CNN 2008-11-18

Hello from the CNN center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long. It is a Monday afternoon. Here's a look at some stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President-elect Obama is meeting in Chicago with his former opponent Senator John McCain at this hour. It

CNN 2008-10-01

Hello，Im Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta，and here is a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President Bush says yesterday's House rejection of the financial rescue plan is not the end of the story. The president says he is talking

No Agreement on Greece by Eurozone Ministers

Eurozone finance ministers are again telling Greece that the next vital loan installment is only payable when the Greek parliament passes economic reforms. The ministers ended their meeting early Monday in Luxembourg with no final agreement on the ne

Greece's Finance Minister Resigns to Lead Socialist Party

Greece's Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has resigned, one day after being elected to lead the Socialist party PASOK in the run-up to elections. Venizelos announced his resignation Monday after meeting with Greek President Karolos Papoulias. Ven

Greek leaders agree on fresh austerity measures

ATHENS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Greek three-party coalition government leaders reached on Wednesday an agreement on the framework of a series of fresh austerity measures worth 11.5 billion euros (13.8 billion U.S. dollars) to secure further tranches o

Greek Cabinet Mulls Austerity Mandates

Greek cabinet members are discussing how best to implement a series of budget cuts and other austerity measures that have already sparked rioting in the streets. The officials gathered Saturday in Athens, facing several difficult choices. The austeri

希腊金融危机加剧 银行集体停业至7月

Greek banks are to remain closed and capital controls will be imposed, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says. 希腊总理阿莱克斯齐普拉斯宣布，该国的银行将继续停业，并实施资本管制。 Speaking after the European Central Bank

希腊人公投拒绝救助条款

Voters in Greece have overwhelmingly rejected the terms of a new international bailout in a referendum. With almost all the votes counted, official figures show 61 percent of Greeks rejected the bailout offer. The astonishingly strong victory by the

Greece's Financial Plight Eases Slightly

Greece's financial plight is easing a bit, with the government receiving the first segment of its new bailout and at the same time attracting investors for a bond offering. Greek officials said Tuesday the Athens government has received $10 billion f

Eurozone Finance Chiefs Fall Short on Bailout Fund

European finance ministers have failed to raise $261 billion to help contain the continent's governmental debt crisis. Finance chiefs from the 17 nations that use the euro agreed Monday to raise $195 billion from eurozone central banks to help the In

CNN 2008-10-10

Hi everyone, I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The Treasury Department may use some of the massive Wall Street bailout to buy part of your bank. A department official says the governmen

EU Leaders to Continue Search for Economic Answers

European leaders may hold another crisis summit on the struggling eurozone as early as Friday. The euro currency area is experiencing another grim week - and America's own debt problems only add to the uncertainty. More bleak news for 17-nation euroz

欧盟官员：塞浦路斯，贷款人达成救助协议

European Union officials say Cyprus has reached a bailout deal with international lenders that will see the country's second biggest bank shut down. Agreement was reached early Monday at last-minute talks in Brussels with the European Union, European