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Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Ballon d'Or Award for Third Time

Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 annual award for the second year running on Monday.

This is the third time the Portugal forward has grabbed the trophy awarded by FIFA and France Football magazine after winning it in 2008 and 2013.

Ronaldo captured 37.66%of the votes cast by the captains and coaches of each national team plus one journalist from each country.

George Soros Calls for USD 50 B Aid to Ukraine, Continued Sanctions Against Russia

George Soros expressed his opinion that the European Union (EU) should reorient its current policies towards Russia and Ukraine.

Soros proposes a two-way approach, which balances the economic sanctions against Russia with an increased financial assistance to Ukraine.

'Grexit' is back: A Greek exit from the euro raises fears of fiscal contagion

By Simon Kennedy

Mario Draghi?s July 2012 pledge to do ?whatever it takes? to keep the euro intact has kept speculators at bay for almost three years. Bond yields fell from Dublin to Athens, giving governments room to cut budgets and start revamping their economies.

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