Three well-known faces and a debutant have made their way to the Group Stage of the EHF Women’s Champions League.
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Agenda: With George Friedman on the Taliban Strategy Read more: Agenda: With George Friedman on the Taliban Strategy
The past week’s attacks by the Taliban on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul may not yet have had a psychological impact on the United States, but it does cast doubt on the Obama administration’s claims of progress in the war. STRATFOR CEO Dr. George Friedman suggests the well-planned strike was aimed at improving the Taliban’s negotiating position.
Read MoreThe Crisis of Europe and European Nationalism
By George FriedmanWhen I visited Europe in 2008 and before, the idea that Europe was not going to emerge as one united political entity was regarded as heresy by many leaders. The European enterprise was seen as a work in progress moving inevitably toward unification — a group of nations committed to a common fate. What was a core vision in 2008 is now gone. What was inconceivable — the primacy of the traditional nation-state — is now commonly discussed, and steps to devolve Europe in part or in whole (such as ejecting Greece from the eurozone) are being contemplated. This is not a trivial event.
Read MoreGreer Signs Pro Contract with Romanian Team
Former Oregon State women’s basketball player El Sara Greer has signed a professional contract with Romanian team SCM CSS Craiova, announced Tuesday.
Read MoreSTATBOX-Soccer-Champions League statboxes Groups A
GROUP AMANCHESTER CITY v NAPOLIHead-to-head record – no matches* In the battle of the two Champions League debutants,Manchester City have the advantage of starting with a great home record. They are unbeaten in their last 12 European home games of which they have won 10.* City have been waiting for more than 40 years to record their first victory in Europe’s premier club competition after flopping in the first round of the European Cup against Turkey’s Fenerbahce in 1968-69.* Napoli have not won any of their last four European away games and have conceded 11 goals in those matches.* Napoli have lost on all three previous visits to England and all by at least a two-goal margin, including a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool in last season’s Europa League.
Read MoreMatchpack: FC Basel v Otelul Galati
Basel are making their fourth appearance in the Champions League, a record amongst Swiss sides.Otelul Galati are making their starting berth in the competition – they won the Romanian league title for the first time in their history last season.
Read MoreWestern Union Expands ATM Network
Global payment services provider Western Union Co. (WU – Analyst Report) announced that it has successfully expanded its network of automated teller machines (ATM) to over 30,000 connections within a period of one year across the continents of Europe and Asia.
Read MoreWESTERN DESTINY: End of the Saxons in Romania
Between the collapse of the Ceausescu regime in December 1989 and the spring of 1990, half a million indigenous so-called ‘Saxons’ fled Romania for West Germany. It was the most astonishing, and little reported, ethnic migration in modern Europe.
Read MoreSchalke Europa League match moved to Cluj
Schalke′s Europa League match at Steaua Bucharest has been moved to Cluj after the pitch at the new National Arena in the Romanian capital was deemed unplayable, the German club said Friday.
Read MoreAgility And Nokia Pioneer High-Tech Supply Chain To Deliver Bottom-Line Benefits
Agility, a leading global logistics provider, and Nokia have launched a major supply chain initiative resulting in significant reductions in transport cost, end-to-end transit time and carbon emissions, while offering increased visibility of inventory, high levels of security and stability of shipment transit.
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