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18 years after the fact, two men have been convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, an 18 year old of Jamaican origin stabbed in London in 1993. The case brought to light institutional racism in the police force and gave rise to reforms to the criminal justice system.
Justice at last – The Times
The president of the European Central Bank has appointed the Belgian Peter Praet as the bank's chief economist, against the candidate backed by Angela Merkel.
Draghi reorganizes top of ECB – Handelsblatt
The writer and publisher Josef Škvorecký has died in Toronto at the age of 87. Along with his wife, he co-founded Sixty-Eight Publishers in 1971, which published the vast majority of Czechoslovak writers then banned by the communist regime.
Writer with a capital W – Mladá Fronta DNES
For the Austrian weekly, former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is "the face of crisis."
Man of the Year – Profil
In 2011, the number of jobseekers rose to a record 4.422 million, a 7.8% increase compared to 2010.
Unemployment skyrockets and confirms recession – El Periódico de Catalunya
Raising the speed limit on Poland's motorways (from 130 kph to a European record of 140kph) has led to an 11% increase in the number of road deaths. Last year 4,414 people died on Poland's roads.
Deadly harvest on motorways – Rzeczpospolita
After France, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, Romania is now concerned about the toxicity of breast implants produced by the French firm PIP.
Check the silicone! Danger of explosion – Jurnalul Naţional
A conversation with investigative reporters Stefano Valentino and Giorgio Michalopoulos, who have dissected the dark underbelly of green finance for Voxeurop and won several awards for their work.
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