Europe - EU leaders win praise but euro doubts remain. David Cameron is defiant in his isolation.

Published on Dec 10, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ The make-or-break EU summit has ended with Nicolas Sarkozy seen as a winner, after all member states but one agreed to more economic integration around the eurozone.

David Cameron is defiant in his isolation, insisting that blocking EU treaty changes was best for Britain.

Angela Merkel meanwhile succeeded in ensuring that a new treaty for the other 26 will impose German-style budget discipline.

And Mario Draghi, the new head of the European Central Bank, has been praised for shaping the emerging fiscal pact behind the scenes.

Goldbug100 - Invesco Mortgage Capital Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Dividend

Company Release - 12/08/2011 16:15

ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE: IVR) declared a dividend of $0.65 per share for the fourth quarter of 2011. The dividend will be paid on January 27, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 22, 2011.

IVR

Dec 9

14.71

1.03 - 6.54% Dividend & Yield: $3.20 (19.90%)

USA - Virginia Tech Gunman Ross Trutt Ashley Didn't Know Officer Deriek Crouse He Killed

From: AssociatedPress  | Dec 9, 2011

A part-time college student at a small school near Virginia Tech was identified Friday as the gunman who shot a police officer to death and then killed himself, triggering a lockdown on campus. (Dec. 9)

Greece - Athens: Christmas cheer - on a budget / Ελλάδα - Αθήνα: Χριστούγεννα ευθυμία - σε έναν προϋπολογισμό

Published on Dec 9, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ It is Christmas - a time for cheer even in austerity-hit Athens where residents have been enjoying the switching on of the festive lights.

The City has reined back seasonal spending amid Greece's economic woes but die-hard revellers are determined to have a good time.

"People want a nice warm Christmas," said one woman in the capital, Anastasia Stroubi. "We are trying to ignore our problems as much as we can during the holidays."

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Δημοσιεύθηκε στις 9 Δεκεμβρίου 2011 από το Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Είναι Χριστούγεννα - ένας χρόνος για ευθυμία, ακόμη και σε λιτότητα έπληξε την Αθήνα, όπου οι κάτοικοι έχουν απολαμβάνοντας την ενεργοποίηση του φώτα.

Η πόλη έχει χαλιναγωγήσει πίσω εποχιακές δαπάνες εν μέσω της οικονομικής δεινά στην Ελλάδα, αλλά οι σκληροπυρηνικοί γλεντζέδες αποφασισμένοι να έχουν μια καλή στιγμή.

"Οι άνθρωποι θέλουν ένα ωραίο ζεστό Χριστούγεννα», είπε μια γυναίκα στην πρωτεύουσα, Αναστασία Stroubi. "Προσπαθούμε να αγνοήσει τα προβλήματα μας, όσο μπορούμε κατά τη διάρκεια των διακοπών."