Geneva / AFP Talks to end Syria’s brutal five-year conflict were rattled on Thursday by ...
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Israel ends standoff with Brazil over ‘settler’ ambassador
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United Nations / AP The United Nations has retracted a statement saying Canada will resume ...
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Bloomberg Large anti-government protests broke out in Brazil as President Dilma Rousseff’s bid to salvage ...
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Bloomberg The last time President Obama had a high court seat to fill, in 2010, ...
Read More »BoE keeps key rate at 0.5%, says Brexit may hit spending
Bloomberg ÂBank of England officials kept their key interest rate at a record low and ...
Read More »George Osborne’s budget draws flak for ignoring climate goals
Bloomberg U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s statement that his new budget “puts the ...
Read More »Hungary to offer lotteries to distribute aid
Bloomberg Hungary expanded its arsenal of state subsidies for home purchases to help revive the ...
Read More »Norway cuts and signals more easing ahead amid oil plunge
Bloomberg Norway’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low and signaled ...
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