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Juncker voted to lead EU
28 Jun 2014
Prime Minister of Luxembourg for 18 years, Jean-Claude Juncker was yesterday voted in as European Commission president
Bank of England to cap mortgages from October
28 Jun 2014
Bank of England to cap mortgages from October
27 Jun 2014
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Ukraine signs pact with EU to break away from Russia
27 Jun 2014
The association agreement with the EU falls short of full membership, but it may partly offset the loss of Crimea and bind Kiev to economically strong European Union
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Rich US stock market investors get richer quicker than modest investors: study
26 Jun 2014
Wealthy individuals in the US can get in relative terms up to 70 per cent of the times, greater returns on their investments than those with modest wealth
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UN representative endorses use of force in strife-torn Iraq
26 Jun 2014
The success of any military operation hinges on cooperation between Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, and Erbil, the seat of the autonomous Kurdish region
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Iran trashes speculation it may cooperate with US over Iraq
23 Jun 2014
Tehran and Washington have been shocked by the lightning offensive, spearheaded by ISIL and involving Sunni tribes and Saddam loyalists
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Narendra Modi now the toast of US Congress
21 Jun 2014
The US, which denied a visa to Narendra Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat, now wants the Indian prime minister to address a joint session of the US Congress in September
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Obama set to send 300 US ‘military advisors’ to Iraq
20 Jun 2014
President Obama warned that the growing prospect of civil war in Iraq poses the danger of destabilisation “throughout the region” and disruption of important “ global energy markets”
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Fed to reduce bond purchases, keep rates unchanged
19 Jun 2014
The US Federal Reserve expects economic activity in the US to expand at a moderate pace
41 Indian workers in Mosul remain untraceable
18 Jun 2014
Indian nurses stranded in Iraq
18 Jun 2014
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Argentina disregards US Supreme Court over $1.5-bn bond default
18 Jun 2014
Analysts say this could be Argentina's last-ditch effort to gain leverage over bond holders ahead of a negotiated settlement
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