Winston Churchill’s blood to be auctioned
A UK auction house is taking the former prime minister’s words literally. Duke’s auction house has announced it will auction a vial of Churchill’s blood, taken during a hospital stay…
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As Eurozone Finance Ministers Meet About Greece, Compromise May Be Elusive
BRUSSELS — German and Greek officials traded barbed remarks ahead of a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on Monday, signaling how difficult it may be to resolve the latest crisis…
Greek Debt Standoff Awaits a Decisive Move
Seated in a wheelchair awaiting him was Germany’s dour and all-powerful finance chief, Wolfgang Schäuble. The personification of fiscal discipline, Mr. Schauble was flanked by several officials, dossiers at the…
Oklahoma House Approves Bill Allowing Ministers To Refuse To Perform Gay Marriages
The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday that would allow ministers to refuse to perform gay marriages, according to the AP. In January 2014, a federal judge…
European Foreign Ministers Postpone Russia Sanctions to Allow Talks
BRUSSELS — Hoping that diplomacy can still calm an escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine and avert a rift with the United States over whether to send arms to Ukraine, European…
NATO Strengthens Forces in Eastern Europe Against Russia Risk
BRUSSELS — NATO defense ministers met on Thursday to sign off on a network of command centers in eastern Europe to rapidly reinforce the region in the event of any…