ALBANIA HONORS MOTHER TERESA TODAY.
Amongst events that have happened around the world this past week...
*Chad, Nigeria, Chile, Lithuania, and Saudi Arabia were elected to join the United Nations Security Council, but the latter declined; based upon their opinion of the United Nations inability to stop the Ghouta chemical attack. The two year term for the others will begin January 1, 2014.
*Canada and the European Union have signed a free trade and copyright agreement.
*Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, and Robert J. Shiller won the Nobel Prize in Economic Science for their work in analyzing asset prices.
*New Zealand author Eleanor Catton won the 2013 Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries.
*Malala Yousafazi has been awarded Honorary Canadian Citizenship.
*Civil unrest continues in Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
*The Federal government has officially reopened as Congress passed an emergency measure keeping the country financed until their winter break in December and able to pay bills until after their post-vacation return in January 2014. President Barack Obama, while thankful that they finally took action, pointed out that "there are no winners", considering the actual cost of the shutdown economically and morally.
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Amongst events that have happened around the world this past week...*Chad, Nigeria, Chile, Lithuania, and Saudi Arabia were elected to join the United Nations Security Council, but the latter declined; based upon their opinion of the United Nations inability to stop the Ghouta chemical attack. The two year term for the others will begin January 1, 2014.
*Canada and the European Union have signed a free trade and copyright agreement.
*Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, and Robert J. Shiller won the Nobel Prize in Economic Science for their work in analyzing asset prices.
*New Zealand author Eleanor Catton won the 2013 Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries.
*Malala Yousafazi has been awarded Honorary Canadian Citizenship.
*Civil unrest continues in Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
*The Federal government has officially reopened as Congress passed an emergency measure keeping the country financed until their winter break in December and able to pay bills until after their post-vacation return in January 2014. President Barack Obama, while thankful that they finally took action, pointed out that "there are no winners", considering the actual cost of the shutdown economically and morally.
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For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.
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