[The Nation (Nairobi)] Germany's defence minister, embroiled in a plagiarism scandal, has asked for his doctorate to be scrapped and admitted "serious errors" in his thesis, the University of Bayreuth said Monday.
The aristocratic Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg had temporarily given up his doctorate title while his alma mater looked into the claims that he copied several passages of his 2006 dissertation.
In a letter, the minister said a close inspection of his thesis showed "serious errors... which are not compatible with scientific work,"
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When we transferred over to Germany, Mr. Wife's company offered to buy him a doctorate so he wouldn't be at a disadvantage when dealing with colleagues. BS/BA meant technician/secretary; all the managers had PhDs and 400-series Mercedes or 500-series BMWs.
I could understand if the aristocratic (Dr.) zu Guttenberg had purchased a doctorate he was too muddle-headed to earn. But why bother with plagiarizing when, since one has already done all the coursework and research, the text should write itself from one's own knowledge?
[Al Jazeera] Clashes broke out in Athens, the Greek capital, amid large protests against austerity measures aimed at curbing the country's massive debt crisis.
Riot police fired tear gas and flash bombs at protesters in Syndagma square on Wednesday, while masked youths hurled Molotov cocktails and threw rocks at authorities, in festivities that lasted for three hours.
Police said five civilians and two officers were maimed, and another 20 were jugged, while a policeman was attacked and his uniform set on fire, before he was rescued by colleagues.
The year's first nationwide walkout by public and private sector employees against spending cuts saw flights grounded, schools shut down and public transport paralysed.
Up to 100,000 people marched through the streets of Athens shouting "We are not paying" and "No sacrifice for plutocracy" before violence broke out.
Greece's Socialist government cut salaries and pensions and raised taxes last year despite repeated strikes, in return for a $150bn bailout by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
"This strike kicks off a wave of protests this year with the participation of workers, pensioners and the unemployed," Ilias Iliopoulos, general secretary of public sector union ADEDY, told the Rooters news agency.
"We are against these policies which are certainly leading to poverty and pushing the economy into a deep recession," he said.
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[Bangla Daily Star] European Union President Herman Van Rompuy yesterday condemned the 'horrible' violence by Libyan forces against protestors, insisting the crimes could "not to remain without consequences." Whoa! Strong letter to follow, eh?
"I particularly abhor the violence that is being committed against people who stand for freedom and justice in Libya," he said during a visit to Prague. "I have seen horrible crimes that are unacceptable and must not remain without consequences. I condemn the violence, aggression and intimidation against demonstrators in Libya, and call for an immediate end to the use of force," he added. "What the consequences might be will of course remain open. We wouldn't want to commit ourselves..."
Libya's government has said 300 people including 111 soldiers have been killed in protests against Moamer Qadaffy's rule, which erupted on February 15 after similar uprisings toppled the rulers of neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt. "We are indignant today. Six months from now we will be mildly irked. A year from now we'll be back to arguing over the quality of figs."
Earlier yesterday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for the EU to adopt "swift and concrete sanctions" and suspend economic and financial relations with Libya, echoing proposals from other EU countries earlier this week. Ah, yes. Sanctions. That way the kiddies can come out in the streets to protest against them.
Van Rompuy said decisions on the future of the countries experiencing the Arab revolts must be made by their citizens, but added the EU's responsibility was "to help" in what he termed a "historic change."
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...but thirty years of shooting rockets and lobbing mortars indiscriminately into civilian homes, businesses, and schools in Israel will get you EU subsidies. Go figure.
* WAFF > [UK] TROOPS MAY BE DEPLOYED IN THE STREETS TO PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACKS.
versus
* SAME > UK BACK TO NAPOLEONIC TIMES [Budget Cuts = British Army at lowest operat levels since 1820's or earlier.
VARIOUS NET POSTERS - AT THAT LEVEL, OPINE THAT NO WAY IN FISH-N-CHIPS HELL WILL BRITAIN BE ABLE TO UNILATER OR AYSMMETRICALLY PREVENT A MAJOR TERROR ATTACK(S) FROM OCCURRING IN THE UK???
* NEWS KERALA > DAVID CAMERON: ARAB REGIMES FACING RISK OF BREEDING NEW GENERATION OF MUSLIM EXTREMISTS.
* NEWS KERALA > ITALY:LIBYA'S [violent] UNREST MAY UNLEASH 350,000 MIGRANTS [refugees], towards Europe's shores.
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[Al Jazeera] Clashes broke out in Athens, the Greek capital, amid large protests against austerity measures aimed at curbing the country's massive debt crisis.
[Bangla Daily Star] European Union President Herman Van Rompuy yesterday condemned the 'horrible' violence by Libyan forces against protestors, insisting the crimes could "not to remain without consequences."
