It’s been just over two years since the revolution that toppled Egypt’s longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak. The transition to democracy has been anything but smooth and is affecting the country’s economy in drastic ways. Local businesses are feeling the pinch - especially those located near Tahrir Square. http://ow.ly/jiwch
Photo of the Day: A hospital worker shouts slogans during a protest outside Madrid’s Princesa hospital against the local government’s plans to cut spending on public healthcare.
The region of Madrid will now join Catalonia by charging one-euro for prescriptions, along with other cash-saving measures that including the outsourcing of non-health-related hospital services and the health services of six recently-built clinics. (Photo: REUTERS/Susana Vera)
