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Published on 9 March 2012 at 10:56

84% of Greece's private creditors have accepted the securities swap offered by Athens. They will exchange their current bonds against new ones worth half the initial price. This haircut will help Greece avoid default.

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Congratulations on new haircut – To Ethnos

The wage gap between Belgian natives and immigrants is highest in the EU. The purchasing power of the former is 25% higher than that of the latter. 40% of non-European immigrants are in danger of falling below the poverty line.

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Underpaid immigrants in Belgium – Le Soir

Chris McManus, a 28 year-old British engineer, was allegedly murdered by his captors as commandos from the Special Boat Service (SBS) and the Nigerian army attempted to rescue him. Franco Lamolinara, an Italian colleague of McManus, was also killed.

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British hostage killed in failed SBS rescue bid – The Daily Telegraph

The Italian leader Mario Monti has demanded clarification from his British counterpart David Cameron around the botched SBS operation in Nigeria which leds to deaths of British hostage Chris McManus and Italian Franco Lamolinara. The British PM authorised the operation without informing the Italian government.

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Nigeria, an Italian hostage killed – La Repubblica

The Supreme Court of Catalonia has confirmed that teaching in Catalan is the rule in the region and that parents who want their children to attend classes in Castilian should make a request to the courts. The decision contradicts the Spanish Supreme Court, which decided in 2010 that teaching should be in both languages.

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Judges again endorse education in Catalan – La Vanguardia

According to latest polls, Robert Fico's SMER social democrat party is set to win 40% of the vote in parliamentary elections this March 10. With six other parties likely to enter parliament, forming a coalition will prove difficult.

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We already know the winner of the elections – Pravda

Nuclear power is not likely to come back into fashion, contrary to claims made the nuclear energy sector, writes the Frankfurt daily. One year after the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, the world is betting on renewable energy, like solar or wind power.

Nuclear energy - gone with the wind – Frankfurter Rundschau

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