"The only reason we keep that breathing tube in is to protect her airway so that she doesn't have complications like pneumonia, " he told reporters.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

"Happy birthday to me, " I said to the ripening chestnut tree in the front yard, not yet knowing that the gifts I would receive that day would make me agree to return, reluctantly and to protect sacred secrets, to the grief-breathing place of childhood, to the Seaboro River.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Between the Tides'

"This is designed to protect people from the risk of harm, and to give the trust breathing space to make the changes it needs to make, " he said.

BBC: Queen's Hospital in Romford

The scheme is designed to protect weak links in the euro zone for the next three years, buying them the breathing space to shore up public finances, clean up banks and retool uncompetitive economies so they can grow again and pay off their debts.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne