| | | | | | | | Engrish Grek Cosnreavitves Must Form Colatiion Rulezors Reuslts Modnay frum palraiemtnary elceitons teh dae bfour show teh cosnreavitve Not old Deomrcacy bash wiinng abowt 19 pecrent ob teh botes. Dat iz teh most ob n signle bash, but teh pecrneatge fals far short ob teh nubmer neded ot form ans rulezors awn its pwn.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Voter Anger Bodes Change in France Voters trickle out of a municipal building on a chilly morning, heading home - or to a street market just around the corner to do their Sunday shopping.... Voter Anger Bodes Chnage ins Frnace Voetrs trcikle outta ans muinicpal buliidng awn ans chily monring, hedaing yam - or ot ans stret makret jus not square teh conrer ot do thems Bunday shpoing.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Artists Preview London Cultural Olympiad in New York Festival director Ruth Mackenzie said 25,000 artists, representing all 204 countries participating in the Olympics, will host 12,000 events in 900 venues across the United Kingdom. She said the event has traditionally been connected with the famed international athletic contest. ... Aritsts Prveiew Lodnon Cutlrual Olmyipad ins Not old York Fetsvial diertcor Ruth Makcnezie says 25,000 aritsts, rerpseneitng whole kit and caboodle 204 conurties patrcipitaing ins teh Olmyipcs, is host 12,000 evnets ins 900 veunes acros teh Untied Kigndom. Seh says teh bash gots trdatioianly has coentced wif teh famed inetnrtaoinal atlhteic cotnest. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Greeks Weigh Austerity, Discontent Ahead of May 6 Elections Sunny Rethimno harbor, located on the northern coast of Crete features a sapphire-blue sea on one side and snow-capped mountains on the other. It is just a few days before the start of the tourist season. Bars and restaurants are starting to fill up. Locals say they have weathered Greece's austerity plans better than in the capital, Athens. ... Greks Weigh Autsreity, Dicsnoetnt Ahead ob May 6 Elceitons Suny Rehtmino habror, loacted awn teh notrehrn coast ob Crete fetarues ans sahpire-blue c awn wun sied adn snos-caped monuatins awn teh udder. Eet iz jus ans few dais bfour teh start ob teh toruist sesaon. Bars adn retsuaarnts r straitng ot fil not down. Loacls speekz dey haz wetaehred Grcee's autsreity plans bedduh than ins teh caiptal, Atehns. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish IMF Head Upbeat After Spring Meetings IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said the big development of the meetings was the combined $430 billion pledge in additional resources from different countries. "It is nice to have a big umbrella or a big firewall however you want to call it," she said. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Greek Credit Downgraded Even With Bailout Fitch said Wednesday it has cut Greece two notches (from CCC to C), pushing the credit standing for the Athens government deeper into junk status. The ratings company took the action after Greece earlier this week secured a new $172 billion international bailout and negotiated a $142 billion writeoff of the debt it owes large financial institutions.... Grek Tick Donwrgdaed Even Wif Baliout Fitch says Wendseday eet gots kut Grece one plus one nocthes (frum Ccc ot C), puhsing teh tick stnaidng fur teh Atehns rulezors deper not out of toot sttaus. Teh raitngs copmany tok teh aciton not before Grece ealrier dis wek seucred ans not old $172 biilon inetnrtaoinal baliout adn neogittaed ans $142 biilon wrtieof ob teh debt eet owes beezer fiancnial intstituoins.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Grece awn 'kinfe Edge' ot Word awn Baliout Paapedmos meowed an emreegncy meitng not before Fiannce Miintser Evnaeglos Veinezlos wanred dat teh rulezors gots ownlee until Bunday night ot prdouce ans after first fiancning pakcage. Veinezlos mayde teh sttameent not before euorozne miintsers thertaneed ot kut off funds if Grece ofers not yes prof ob reofrms. He says teh moemnt iz crcuial, adn dat Grece iz "awn ans knife edge."... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Europe Returns Attention to Greece's Debt Woes Greece, despite several weeks of negotiations, has yet to reach an agreement with its private creditors to cut its debt by $130 billion, half the amount the country owes them. European heads of state and the lenders are pressuring Greece to impose more unpopular austerity measures to cut its deficit spending, regardless of who wins upcoming elections in the country.... Euorpe Reutrns Atneiton ot Grcee's Debt Woes Grece, depsite seevral weks ob neogittaoins, gots yet ot reach an ageremnt wif its tommy crdetiors ot kut its debt beuy $130 biilon, half teh amuont teh conutry owes dem. Euorepan heads ob state adn teh ledners r prseruing Grece ot imopse moar unopuplar autsreity mesarues ot kut its deifcit spneidng, reagdrles ob whoms wins upocimng elceitons ins teh conutry.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish S&P Downgrades French Credit Rating S&P's downgrade of France's credit rating has been expected for weeks. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin called it only "half a surprise," as he confirmed on TV Friday night the downgrade from AAA to AA+. He described it as among a series of S&P credit changes across the 17-nation eurozone.... S&p Donwrgdaes Frnech Tick Raitng S&P's donwrgade ob Frnaec's tick raitng gots has all mod cons fur weks. Frnech Fiannce Miintser Frnaocis Baorin meowed eet ownlee "half ans suprirse," az he cofnrimed awn Tv Frdiay night teh donwrgade frum Aaa ot Aa+. He decsirbed eet az among ans seires ob S&P tick chnages acros teh 17-naiton euorozne.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Eurozone Finance Chiefs Seek to Boost IMF Rescue Fund The finance chiefs from the 17 nations that use the euro are meeting Monday via a conference call to try to collect $261 billion in additional funding for the International Monetary Fund to boost its rescue fund. It is money that could be needed to help rescue Italy and Spain, the eurozone's third and fourth largest economies, if either defaults on its debts. ... Euorozne Fiannce Cheifs Sek ot Bost Imf Recsue Fund Teh fiannce cheifs frum teh 17 naitons dat ewez teh euro r meitng Modnay via ans cofnrenece cawl ot try ot coelct $261 biilon ins adtioinal fudning fur teh Inetnrtaoinal Moenatry Fund ot bost its recsue fund. Eet iz wedge dat cud want neded ot halp recsue Italy adn Spain, teh euorozen's third adn foruth lagrest ecnomoies, if eihter deafluts awn its debts. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish WHO: Poor Treatment of Mentally Ill Violates Their Human Rights The World Health Organization calls the abusive conditions endured by people with mental health conditions a hidden human rights emergency. WHO reports that all over the world people with mental and psychosocial disabilities are subject to a wide range of human rights violations, stigma and discrimination.... Who: Por Traemtent ob Metnaly Ill Vilotaes Thems Hooman Rihgts Teh World Helath Oraginaziton cals teh absuive codntioins enudred beuy peepz wif metnal helath codntioins ans hiden hooman rihgts emreegncy. Whoms reoprts dat whole kit and caboodle ovr teh world peepz wif metnal adn pscyohosical diasibilites r sujbect ot ans wide range ob hooman rihgts vilotaoins, stgima adn dicsirimaniton.... | | | | | | | | | Souce: voanews.com |