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Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Jean 12,20-33 Parmi les Grecs qui étaient montés à Jérusalem pour adorer Dieu durant la Pâque, quelques-uns abordèrent Philippe, qui était de Bethsaïde en Galilée. Ils lui firent cette demande : « Nous voudrions vo… more »

Tim Geithner unveiled long-awaited proposals to deal with toxic assets. The American treasury secretary’s plan mixes a little private capital with a lot of public money to buy possibly as much as $1 trillion of the bad assets, which Mr Geithner hopes wil… more »

Barack Obama went on the offensive over his stewardship of the economy, using television interviews and a prime-time press conference to defend his policies. The president said America was “beginning to see signs of progress” from the bail-ou… more »

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Today’s crisis has given new relevance to the ideas of another great economist of the Depression era Read article more »

For the first time in history more than half the world is middle-class—thanks to rapid growth in emerging countrie - Burgeoning bourgeoisie - Who's in the middle? - Beyond Wisteria Lane - What do you think? - Notions of shopkeepers - T… more »

Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Jean 3,14-21 De même que le serpent de bronze fut élevé par Moïse dans le désert, ainsi faut-il que le Fils de l'homme soit élevé, afin que tout homme qui croit obtienne par lui la vie éternelle. Car Dieu a ta… more »

The Federal Reserve said that it would buy up to $300 billion in long-term American treasury bonds and several hundred billions more in mortgage-backed securities in an attempt to see off the threat of deflation. The unanimous decision came at a meeting… more »

The government in Pakistan defused a mounting political crisis by announcing the reinstatement of Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief justice, a post from which he was sacked in 2007 by Pervez Musharraf, the president at the time. The issue had provoked huge prot… more »

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Faster food replaces the leisurely lunch Read article more »

Once the epitome of Japan’s post-war success, its electronics firms are in crisis Read article more »

A great financial retrenchment is under way, the product of both market forces and political pressure on banks to lend at home rather than abroad. Read article more »

Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Jean 2,13-25 Comme la Pâque des Juifs approchait, Jésus monta à Jérusalem. Il trouva installés dans le Temple les marchands de boeufs, de brebis et de colombes, et les changeurs. Il fit un fouet avec des cordes, et… more »

There were more big mergers in the drug industry. Merck announced that it would buy Schering-Plough, its smaller New Jersey rival, for $41 billion. Merck will take on $8.5 billion in debt to help pay for the deal. And an offer by Switzerland’s Roch… more »

Northern Ireland threatened to return to sectarian violence after republican splinter groups staged two separate gun attacks that killed two soldiers and a policeman. Thousands gathered outside Belfast’s city hall to protest against the threat to t… more »

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The deep causes of the financial crisis lie in global imbalances—mainly, America’s huge current-account deficit and China’s huge surplus Read article more »

Asia needs a new engine of growth Read article more »

Global recession is hitting China’s workers hard Read article more »

Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Marc 9,2-10 Jésus prend avec lui Pierre, Jacques et Jean, et les emmène, eux seuls, à l'écart sur une haute montagne. Et il fut transfiguré devant eux. Ses vêtements devinrent resplendissants, d'une blancheur tell… more »

The Bank of England reduced interest rates by half a percentage point, to 0.5%. The central bank also announced the start of its unconventional policy of “quantitative easing”, ie, directly buying gilts as well as some private assets to boost… more »

In her first foray to the Middle East as America's secretary of state, Hillary Clinton confirmed the new American administration's intention to change tack. In Egypt she said she would provide $900m for reconstruction in the Gaza Strip. In Israel she con… more »

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Eastern Europe’s woes are not unmanageable. But they are not being managed. The result could be catastrophe Read article more »

Military setbacks and ideological disputes have put al-Qaeda on the defensive Read article more »

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Evangile de Jésus-Christ selon Saint Marc 1,12-15 Jésus venait d'être baptisé. Aussitôt l'Esprit le pousse au désert. Et dans le désert il resta quarante jours, tenté par Satan. Il vivait parmi les bêtes sauvages, et les anges le servaient. Après… more »