The New York Times By JAMES KANTER

Published: November 20, 2012

Yves Herman/Reuters

Jean-Claude Juncker, chairman of the Eurogroup.

BRUSSELS — Euro zone finance ministers and international officials ended marathon talks on Greece’s intractable debt early Wednesday morning still at loggerheads over payment of further emergency aid.

By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris 21 November 2012 Last updated at 04:42 ET

The French government said the economy was sound and reforms were on track

Has France's Socialist President, Francois Hollande, just carried out an economic U-turn by reaching out to big business?

The question is the talking-point of Paris since the government announced its "competitiveness pact" a week ago.

A response to growing concerns about the decline of France's industrial base, the pact's main measure is a 20bn-euro (£16bn; $26bn) tax credit to the corporate sector.

Huffington Post Posted: 11/20/2012 1:54 pm EST Updated: 11/21/2012 5:16 am EST

When the copilot of a Lufthansa flight was struck with a debilitating migraine while mid-air on Monday, the crew could have used a doctor -- but what they got was a pilot.

Luckily, one brave passenger happened to work for North American Airlines, making him fully qualified to fly commercial aircraft.

"It was a miracle," a source involved in the operation told Independent.ie. "It had all the elements of a Hollywood movie but thankfully one with a happy ending."

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Americablog - 11/20/2012 10:33pm by Chris in Paris

14 year old Deepika Kurup has invented a water purification method to address the global problem of a lack of accessible drinking water.

What a great kid and an inspiration for many others.

Until you’ve witnessed the lack of easily accessible drinking water in person, it can be difficult to understand how big this issue really is for many people around the world.

Thankfully, 14 year old Deepika Kurup witnessed the problem, then focused on finding a solution. Where most of us who read the site live, we take clean drinking water for granted but that’s far from reality for many in poorer countries.