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2011-06-30
The 1318-km Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway opens after 39 months of construction. Amid heavy protests, the Greek parliament passes austerity measures in order to obtain the latest tranche of a 110 billion euro loan of the EFSF. Christine Lagarde is appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, beginning 5 July. AtContinue Reading