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Europe’s dynamic landscape.

  1. 18th November 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

The crisis in Europe has generated a myriad of opinions about its ultimate outcome. Some suggest a long and protracted period of crisis management.  Others see a sleeker version of a two-speed Europe (The Economist, November 10, 2011).  Some think Germany should leave the EU and take its friends with it (The Telegraph, November 16, 2011).  Some are calling for a...

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Thailand’s epic flooding continues.

  1. 16th November 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Three months of flooding across the nation has left more than 500 dead and one-quarter of Thailand’s 76 provinces still feeling the effects of flood waters. For three weeks, much of the nation’s capital, Bangkok, has been submerged under waist-deep water.  The sad part is that the water has nowhere to go and is predicted to remain for several more weeks.

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Fear for the Australian dollar.

  1. 14th November 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Currently, the Australian dollar is relatively strong on the world currency markets.  However, Australia’s increasing reliance on exports to China concerns some experts. In recent years, Chinese companies have been hoarding metals—especially copper—to use as collateral.  With the slumping value of copper, Australian exports to China are predicted to drop...

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More earthquakes.

  1. 11th November 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Saturday, November 5, Oklahoma was hit by the largest earthquake on record in the state—a quake of 5.6 magnitude.  While the quake did little damage, it scared many people who are used to tornados, but not earthquakes.  The quake was felt as far away as Washington, DC, and South Carolina—1,000 miles away (Reuters, November 6, 2011).

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EU splitting and Germany leads.

  1. 04th November 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

When 27 EU leaders met in Brussels last week to discuss how to save their common currency, the ten non-members of the eurozone (including Britain, Denmark and Poland) were asked to leave the eight-hour meeting that followed a reception!

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Government vs. religion.

  1. 02nd November 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Throughout its history, the United States government has strictly avoided getting involved in matters dealing with churches and religion.  However, in a current Supreme Court case, a woman is suing the Lutheran Church with a disability claim—something previously prohibited due to interpretation of federal law.  A U.S. attorney is arguing that the case has “...

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Coming Eurasian union.

  1. 31st October 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

In a recent Russian Izvestia article, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin shared his vision for a Eurasian union.  Mr. Putin noted this future union would include several former “Eastern Block” nations, and also nations from Asia and the Pacific Rim.  His vision calls for “a close integration based on new values and economic and political foundation [that] is a demand...

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Earthquakes shake the globe.

  1. 28th October 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

On Sunday, October 23, a 7.2 earthquake shook Turkey, destroying thousands of buildings, killing more than 500 people, injuring more than 1,600 and leaving as many as 40,000 homeless (Telegraph, October 27, 2011; Washington Post, October 27, 2011).

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God blesses Feast of Tabernacles travel.

  1. 12th October 2011
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

For the last several years, oil prices have dropped right around the time of the fall Holy Days (fall in the northern hemisphere, that is).  This year appears to be the same.  Gasoline (petrol) prices have been dropping for the last several weeks now.  Monday, oil reached its lowest price since September 2010.  It ended trading in New York at $78 per barrel.  ...

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