New York Times: On the face of it, the latest government update on how the U.S. economy performed in the fourth quarter looked a bit more encouraging. Growth was revised to a 1.4 percent annualized pace from a previously estimated 1 percent, and the adjustment to gross domestic product was for a good reason – … Продължете да четете How the U.S. economy performed in the fourth quarter
By BRIAN SEIBERT, New York Times, MARCH 22, 2016 Rafaela Carrasco, the star and director of Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, at City Center. Credit Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times For dance fans in New York, the madness this March has been the flood of flamenco. After the four-day Festival Ay! Mas Flamenco at … Продължете да четете Flamenco Shows of Intimacy, Passion and Spectacle
Editor’s Note: The following is SPIEGEL ONLINE’s official statement about its decision to pull Hasnain Kazim out of Turkey: SPIEGEL ONLINE has pulled Hasnain Kazim, it’s Istanbul correspondent, out of Turkey. Despite months of efforts, the Turkish authorities did not provide an extension of his press accreditation. Residence permits for foreign journalists are linked to … Продължете да четете SPIEGEL ONLINE pulls correspondent out of Turkey
Planning „would probably have disappeared completely“ from Bulgarian policy-making „were it not for the EU pressure“, a report on Bulgaria by the Bertelsmann Stiftung reads. According to the 2016 report on Bulgaria by the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, planning could would have been absent „even as a tool for designing long-term sectoral policies, not to mention … Продължете да четете Bulgaria ‘Would Abandon Planning’ without EU Pressure – Bertelsmann
