current affairs

Current affairs, sometimes called current events, are the cultural, political, and social events of importance and interest in the present time. Current affairs can be found offline in declining print media, on various online news and opinion publications, on television news or opinion shows, and on the radio.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “current affairs”

• in Politics
  Hitchens, Your Hitchens: Christopher Hitchens Dead at 62
  Christopher Hitchens was arguably the most important writer on the planet. Immensely loved and hated, he defined the last decade
  by anthonylock / on Dec 16, 2011
• in Politics
  US-Pak Duo: What Has Changed Since 1979?
  Having a look at the changing US Pakistani relationship in terms of a common Pakistani
  by guyver1918 / on Oct 28, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Jerk? Try One of These Five Snarky Words Instead
  Instead of labeling people jerks, here are five special insults with a charm all their own.
  by tbrun1977 / on Sep 17, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “current affairs”

 

• Bahamas Elections 2012. An interesting new site

  
  WeblogBahamas.com — Authority: 416
  Rick Lowe Check out this new site, Bahamas Elections 2012, its still under development, but so far we can view: Candidates with their pictures Constituencies The list of Candidates, and Polling Divisions. Still under development is an option to make... This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, ...
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• NY Philharmonic in Beethoven, Stravinsky & Ravel - Zimmermann & Gilbert

  
  Leonard Link — Authority: 106
  Last night I attended the last of three performances of a New York Philharmonic subscription program that cannily matched Stravinskys Symphony in Three Movements with Ravels 2nd Suite from the ballet Daphnis & Chloe for its second half, and began with Frank Peter Zimmermann as soloist in Beethovens Violin ...
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• Can Greece now leave the eurozone?

  
  Marginal Revolution — Authority: 712
  Meg Greene writes : I have long thought that the troika would cut Greece loose and let it default and exit the eurozone once eurozone banks had been sufficiently firewalled. Perhaps this aggressive proposal by Germany is one of the unintended consequences of the ECB’s three year long term refinancing operation ...
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• ETF Spotlight: Emerging Markets Dividend Fund

  
  ETF Trends — Authority: 428
  ETF Spotlight on WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Yielding Equity (NYSEArca: DEM), part of an ongoing series.Assets: $2.6 billion.Objective: The WsidomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund tries to reflect the performance o fthe WisdomTree Emerging Equity Income Index, which holds the highest...
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• What’s next for The New York Times?

  
  Catarina's World — Authority: 97
  Cant help wondering what the future has in store for newspapers? Its telling that even the New York Times are slashing employee benefits and laying off staff. Watch a very interesting interview with investigative journalist Russ Baker putting whats happening at the paper into a broader context:  ...
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• David Icke Speaking For Two Hours On Mainstream Croatian Television

  
  A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS — Authority: 131
  The Interviews were shot in November and aired this month, causing a large number of people who had never heard this information to look at the world anew. David starts talking at 1.56.
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• Bournemouth resident mystified by blue sphere shower

  
  A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS — Authority: 131
  A man in Dorset has been left mystified after tiny blue spheres fell from the sky into his garden. Steve Hornsby from Bournemouth said the 3cm diameter balls came raining down late on Thursday afternoon during a hail storm. He found about a dozen of the balls in his garden. He said: "[Theyre] difficult to pick up, I ...
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• Which Christ Preaches "Christ at the Checkpoint"?

  
  Amerisrael — Authority: 108
  The members of the first church of the misinformed and misguided are at it again. From Israel Today: ["From March 5-9 Bethlehem Bible College will be hosting its second "Christ at the Checkpoint" conference. While Israelis are celebrating their ancient divine delivery during the Purim holiday, some 30 Christian ...
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• Palin Slams GOP Establishment Rino "Cannibals"

  
  Amerisrael — Authority: 108
  Sarah Palin has come out swinging hard against the elitist GOP establishment for "using the tactics of the left" to falsely attack Newt Gingrich and "annoint" Romney the nominee without full vetting and debate: Sarah Palins Facebook- ["We have witnessed something very disturbing this week. The Republican establishment ...
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• Ancient Walled City, Older than Egypts Pyramids, Unearthed off US Georgia Coast

  
  A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS — Authority: 131
  Six hours southeast of Atlanta off the Georgia coast on Sapelo Island, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient walled city which predates the construction of Egypts pyramids. Known as the Sapelo Shell Ring Complex, this ancient city was constructed around 2300 B.C. and featured three neighborhoods ...
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• Swiss Franc ETF Gains on Euro Woes

  
  ETF Trends — Authority: 428
  The Swiss franc exchange traded fund is rising again despite efforts by the country’s central bank to keep a lid on the currency.While the Swiss currency and related ETF strengthen after ratings agencies downgraded many European countries, Switzerland’s economic minister says the Swiss...
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• Cyprus President Took Tough Stance In Cyprus Greentree Talks

  
  Your Story — Authority: 489
  The President has defended vehemently the positions of the Greek Cypriot community with regard to the Cyprus issue during this week’s UN-led talks in New York, Deputy Government Spokesman Christos Christofides has said. The President’s efforts, he pointed out, were in line with decisions taken by the National ...
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• "No Legitimate Issue, Mr. Jablonski?" by Paul Andrew Mitchell, Private Attorney General

  
  Teknosis — Authority: 125
  "No Legitimate Issue, Mr. Jablonski? by Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S. Private Attorney General, 18 U.S.C. 1964 January 27, 2011 A.D. "No legitimate issue, Mr. Jablonski? We the People are compelled to differ emphatically with you now. The judicial Power...
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• I so love The Hindu ads! TOI – are you listening?

  
  Life has no titles! So why should my blog?? :) — Authority: 85
  I have been reading The Times of India ever since I was a child. In fact, back then, it was considered imperative to read the TOI to improve your English. I lived in Goa, and all we had access to was the Mumbai edition of TOI which hit the stands in Goa only in the [...]
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• Most depressing piece on Occupy London you will ever read

  
  I cite — Authority: 462
  (h/t Doug Henwood; piece by the Occupy London economics working group, publishing in the Financial Times ): Fans of Friedrich von Hayek may be surprised to learn that the Austrian economist is the talk of Occupy London. Hayek’s observation that distributed intelligence in a voluntary co-operative is a hallmark of ...
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• Muni Bond ETFs on a Roll as Yields Hit Record Lows

  
  ETF Trends — Authority: 428
  Municipal bond exchange traded funds are spiking as rates drop to record lows, prompting worries this corner of the fixed-income market is getting ahead of itself.“The municipal bond market has been on a seven-week march to all-time low rates (yields),” says James Colby, an ETF...
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• Ron Paul news and information

  
  Teknosis — Authority: 125
  Ron Paul Highlights – CNN Florida Debate 01/26/12 Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:35 PM PST Ron Paul calls out Newt Gingrich CNN Florida Republican Debate 1/26/12 Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:36 PM PST CNN Republican Debate Tonight Posted: 26 Jan...
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• pray away the gay

  
  tingilinde — Authority: 123
  Why did Romney support a "pray away the gay" group? Clearly he needs to answer as these are off the wall hate groups.  Maybe it will endear him to ultra far-right homophobes Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy
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• ELDER LAW CONCERNS & CONSEQUENCES, Hanover, MA

  
  My Family Life Plan — Authority: 109
  On the topic of disclosures, a reader inquired about what to do about her family of eight siblings and one elderly father. Long ago the siblings got together and put two of the sisters in charge of their father, largely because his will and other directives advised as much. As a result, they were granted ...
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• Egypt’s Revolution a Year Later

  
  OUPblog — Authority: 525
  Nearly a year has passed since the huge crowds in Cairo’s Tahrir Square rallied to overthrow former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Yet, the Egyptian public remains loathe to articulate a coherent vision for Egypt, and “that is the challenge going forward,” says Steven A. Cook, CFR’s top Egypt expert. He ...
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