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Greece's recession is finally overIt appears that Greece actually exited recession in the first three months of 2014.The data just released by Eurostat shows that the Greek economy grew by 0.8% in January-March, and by another 0.3% in April-June, before posting 0.7% growth in the third quarter.Today’s numbers include recent revisions to the way eurozone data is calculated.And we don’t normally get quarterly GDP figures for Greece - this is a welcome change.
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of mobile phones through devices deployed on airplanes that mimic cellphone towers, a high-tech hunt for criminal suspects that is snagging a large number of innocent Americans, according to people familiar with the operations.The U.S. Marshals Service program, which became fully functional around 2007, operates Cessna aircraft from at least five metropolitan-area airports, with a flying range covering most of the U.S. population, according to people familiar with the program.Planes are equipped with devices—some known as “dirtboxes” to law-enforcement officials because of the initials of the Boeing Co. unit that produces them—which mimic cell towers of large telecommunications firms and trick cellphones into reporting their unique registration information.
In Greece of the crisis, unemployment and Memorandum, 16 people were tragically killed in 2013, due to the fumes, or burned alive in fires that erupted from fireplaces or stoves...
House prices continue to slideResidential property prices remained on a downward course in the third quarter of the year, as according to Bank of Greece data released on Thursday the average price dropped by 7 percent on an annual basis and completed a 7.8 percent total decline in the first nine months of the year.
A stray big cat being sought by the authorities near Paris appears to have moved closer to the French capital after fresh paw prints were found.Contrary to earlier reports, the beast is not a tiger but another big cat, the French authorities now say.Police are saying it is probably not too much to worry about as it appears to be a young animal, possibly an escaped exotic pet, and it is likely to be used to humans, the BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.Nonetheless, any big animal can hurt and kill so the authorities are out with guns and tranquilisers.
Here’s what Greece had to go through before economy moved higherFirst, the good news: The Greek economy is growing again, up 1.7% in the third quarter compared to a year earlier.That marks the first time in six years Greece can say that.There’s no guarantee the Greek economy is just going to grow from here... even if the country has reached the bottom, it’s worth noting just how far the economy there has tumbled.So, here’s a list of economic indicators showing how far the country has fallen, as measured from the end of 2009. • Wages: Down 21% (Data through second quarter).• Unemployment rate of 25.3%, from 10.5% at end of 2009.• Retail sales: Down 37%• House construction: Down 84% (Data through second quarter).• Industrial production: Down 11%
QuoteWASHINGTON—The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of mobile phones through devices deployed on airplanes that mimic cellphone towers, a high-tech hunt for criminal suspects that is snagging a large number of innocent Americans, according to people familiar with the operations.The U.S. Marshals Service program, which became fully functional around 2007, operates Cessna aircraft from at least five metropolitan-area airports, with a flying range covering most of the U.S. population, according to people familiar with the program.Planes are equipped with devices—some known as “dirtboxes” to law-enforcement officials because of the initials of the Boeing Co. unit that produces them—which mimic cell towers of large telecommunications firms and trick cellphones into reporting their unique registration information.http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/americans-cellphones-targeted-in-secret-u-s-spy-program-1415917533-lMyQjAxMTI0NTEwMzAxMTMwWj
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