After Sunday night’s violent clashes, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrations earned a new name: the Umbrella Revolution, so called because protestors are using umbrellas to shield against police pepper spray and tear gas. As the aggressive crackdown by China’s riot police brought tens of thousands of Hong Kong citizens to the streets, the umbrella became a potent symbol of resistance against Chinese repression. Protestors began painting messages on their umbrellas and using them for shelter; artists ...
Deep in the Cambodian jungle lie the remains of a vast medieval city, which was hidden for centuries. New archaeological techniques are now revealing its secrets - including an elaborate network of temples and boulevards, and sophisticated engineering. In April 1858 a young French explorer, Henri Mouhot, sailed from London to south-east Asia. For the next three years he travelled widely, discovering exotic jungle insects that still bear his ...
This installation at the Tower of London will ultimately feature 888,246 ceramic poppies, honoring the soldiers from Britain and the British colonies who died in World War I. How do you memorialize an event that happened 100 years ago? Almost nobody is alive who witnessed the start of World War I. In England, at the Tower of London, an unusual ...
- European Central Bank (ECB) to Announce Further Details Surrounding Non-Standard Measures. - Will ECB President Mario Draghi Talk Down the Euro? Trading the News: European Central Bank (ECB) Interest Rate Decision Further details surrounding the European Central Bank’s (ECB) asset-back securities (ABS) and covered-bond purchase program may heighten the bearish sentiment surrounding the Euro, but we may see a relief rally in the EUR/USD should the Governing Council ...
Talking Points: US Dollar Sets 4-Year High, Working on 7th Straight Up DayS&P 500 Edging Downward as Sellers Eye September BottomGold Aims to Extend Down Move After Hitting a 9-Month Low US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are working on a seventh consecutive advance, extending to a new four-year high. A daily close above the 38.2% Fibonacci expansion at 11130 exposes the 50% level at 11200. Alternatively, a reversal back below the 23.6% Fib at 11043 clears ...
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