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‘No intention’ to meet Rouhani at UN: Trump 

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Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he doesn’t plan to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during the United Nations General Assembly meeting this week, while leaving open the possibility that he might. “Nothing is ever off the table completely, but I have no intention of meeting with Iran,” the US president told reporters at the White House. “That doesn’t mean it ...

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Professor upsets Tunisian politics with help of angry youth

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Bloomberg It took an austere law professor to channel the burning injustices of a generation disillusioned by the failures of the Arab Spring into an insurgent campaign that dealt a stinging rebuke to Tunisia’s political establishment. After a buildup that scarcely registered with the media, at the ballot box 61-year-old Kais Saied saw off nearly two dozen rivals seeking to ...

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Best-performing currency of Asia may be primed for gains

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Bloomberg The Thai baht has been the runaway success among Asian currencies this year — surging more than 6 percent while the US-China trade war has punished peers such as the South Korean won and Chinese yuan. There are two reasons why it may rise even more. The Thai currency has proven to be the preferred Asian hedge against global ...

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