http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 02 May 2012 22:10:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://theglobalherald.com/spirits-high-at-team-erdinger-alkoholfrei/28158/ http://theglobalherald.com/spirits-high-at-team-erdinger-alkoholfrei/28158/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 22:10:35 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28158 Julia Gajer (née Wagner) has had a busy twelve month – getting married, finishing a PhD and cleaning up as a professional triathlete. We catch up with her preparations for Challenge Kraichgau in Germany: How is your preparation for Challenge Kraichgau going? My preparation is going very well. I didn’t get sick or injured during [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/spirits-high-at-team-erdinger-alkoholfrei/28158/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/how-japan-survived-200-debt-to-gdp-clem-chambers/28154/ http://theglobalherald.com/how-japan-survived-200-debt-to-gdp-clem-chambers/28154/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 21:56:53 +0000 Clem Chambers http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28154 “If Japan can survive for a generation on 200 per cent debt to GDP, why can’t Europe and America?” Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN.com and author of titles including ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Value Investing,’ explains. The fiscal budgets and balances of US and European markets are horribly in deficit. Major changes are required to [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/how-japan-survived-200-debt-to-gdp-clem-chambers/28154/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/world-economy-remains-in-intensive-care-clem-chambers/28151/ http://theglobalherald.com/world-economy-remains-in-intensive-care-clem-chambers/28151/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 21:42:48 +0000 Clem Chambers http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28151 “The world economy remains in ‘intensive care’ six years after the financial crisis kicked off. With underlying problems remaining unfixed, something has to give” writes Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN.com, Europe’s leading stocks and shares information site and author of titles including ‘A Beginner’s Guide To Value Investing’. In the good old days – i.e [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/world-economy-remains-in-intensive-care-clem-chambers/28151/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/chelsea-to-face-bayern-munich-in-2012-uefa-champions-league-final/28144/ http://theglobalherald.com/chelsea-to-face-bayern-munich-in-2012-uefa-champions-league-final/28144/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:15:14 +0000 Robin Scott http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28144 Following a night of high drama in Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu, Bayern Munich booked themselves a dream final at their “home” ground, where they will face Chelsea FC of the Barclays Premier League on 19th May. Fans of Chelsea and Bayern Munich will descend on the Allianz Arena in Munich with the Bundesliga’s Bayern firm [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/chelsea-to-face-bayern-munich-in-2012-uefa-champions-league-final/28144/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/a-fab-time-in-macau-without-stepping-a-foot-in-a-casino/28115/ http://theglobalherald.com/a-fab-time-in-macau-without-stepping-a-foot-in-a-casino/28115/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:15:33 +0000 Janice Nieder http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28115 Bet you can have a FAB time in Macau without stepping foot in a casino. Don’t get me wrong. If you like to gamble then you’re absolutely in the right place. The gambling in Macau is simply off-the-hook. Macau’s 35th casino opened recently, the Sands Cotai Central, a mere $4.4 billion venture. Not really that [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/a-fab-time-in-macau-without-stepping-a-foot-in-a-casino/28115/feed/ 2 http://theglobalherald.com/the-ecb-response-to-spain-will-determine-european-fortunes-into-2014/28111/ http://theglobalherald.com/the-ecb-response-to-spain-will-determine-european-fortunes-into-2014/28111/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:16:07 +0000 Clem Chambers http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28111 Spain will be centre of ‘eurocrisis’ action this summer. If the European Central Bank can pull off a smooth refinancing, the crisis will finally be put to rest. If not, the next two years at least will continue to be rocky. Watch the strength of the Yen and Euro for signals, advises Clem Chambers, CEO [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/the-ecb-response-to-spain-will-determine-european-fortunes-into-2014/28111/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/sebastian-kienle-looks-forward-to-unfinished-business-at-challenge-kraichgau-tria/28101/ http://theglobalherald.com/sebastian-kienle-looks-forward-to-unfinished-business-at-challenge-kraichgau-tria/28101/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:17:52 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28101 Sebastian Kienle is a top rated long distance triathlete from Karlsruhe in Germany. Here, he talks to The Global Herald from the United States about his preparation for Challenge Kraichgau as part of the European Championships on 10 June 2012. How is your preparation for Challenge Kraichgau going? “The first race this year was very good and [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/sebastian-kienle-looks-forward-to-unfinished-business-at-challenge-kraichgau-tria/28101/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/caroline-fleetwood-named-as-new-swedish-ambassador-to-portugal/28093/ http://theglobalherald.com/caroline-fleetwood-named-as-new-swedish-ambassador-to-portugal/28093/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:11:35 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28093 Caroline Fleetwood is to be the new Swedish Ambassador to Portugal. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, appointed Mrs Fleetwood to the embassy in Lisbon where she will begin duties in Autumn 2012. Mrs Fleetwood has previously represented the Nordic state in Brasilia and Havana.]]> http://theglobalherald.com/caroline-fleetwood-named-as-new-swedish-ambassador-to-portugal/28093/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/liberian-president-restates-position-over-gay-rights/28088/ http://theglobalherald.com/liberian-president-restates-position-over-gay-rights/28088/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:02:24 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28088 The Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been caught on the back foot by a “misleading” article published in The Guardian which accused her of an anti-gay stance. A swift correction was printed by the British newspaper the next day, but the backlash from the news prompted this statement from Executive Mansion in Monrovia: “1.      [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/liberian-president-restates-position-over-gay-rights/28088/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/quartet-calls-for-1-1-billion-to-support-palestinian-authority/28085/ http://theglobalherald.com/quartet-calls-for-1-1-billion-to-support-palestinian-authority/28085/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:23:55 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28085 The Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, European Union) issued a statement on 11th April 2012 regarding developments in negotiations between Israel, Palestine and the Quartet. Among the developments and statements was a call for $1.1 billion to support the ailing Palestinian Authority which has suffered withering finances as a result of [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/quartet-calls-for-1-1-billion-to-support-palestinian-authority/28085/feed/ 0