World economy
OECD postpones Russia’s accession process
14 Mar 2014
IMF calls for efficient redistributive policies to bridge rising inequality
14 Mar 2014
Nations should design redistributive policies so as to bridge the growing chasm between rich and poor that is weighing on global growth and fuelling political instability, IMF said in its latest policy dialogue
New York building explodes, catches fire
12 Mar 2014
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Exxon and Shell in legal limbo as Crimea may join Russia
12 Mar 2014
Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell Plc had planned to spend $735 million drilling two wells, in a region that comes under Crimean waters
China likely to cut controls on interest rates
11 Mar 2014
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Saudi Arabia clubs Egypt’s Brotherhood with terrorist outfits
08 Mar 2014
The king’s decree followed the enactment of a sweeping new counterterrorism law that targets virtually any criticism of the government
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Crimea votes to join Russia, West dismayed
07 Mar 2014
The sudden moves by Crimea, the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula, has unnerved European Union leaders who held an emergency summit to look for ways to pressure Russia to back down and accept mediation.
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EU to offer $15 bn package to Ukraine
06 Mar 2014
Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso yesterday said the package was designed to assist a committed, inclusive and reforms-oriented government to rebuild a stable and prosperous future Ukraine
Migrants create 14% new jobs in the UK: Study
05 Mar 2014
China backs Russia over Ukraine
05 Mar 2014
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Russia shows signs of cooling down Ukraine escalation
05 Mar 2014
President Vladimir Putin said Russia saw no need to use military force in the Crimea region of Ukraine for now, in a bid to ease East-West tension over fears of war in the former Soviet republic
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India seeks to cement cooperation among BIMSTEC countries
04 Mar 2014
Prime minister Manmohan Singh today mooted increased trade and economic cooperation among member countries of the BIMSTEC group
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One “villain” of the housing crisis played only a small role
04 Mar 2014
One of the major factors blamed for the sub prime mortgage crisis may have actually played only a minor role in the housing meltdown, new research by Itzhak Ben-David, an author of the study and assistant professor of finance at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, suggests
Japan mulls taxing Bitcoin transactions
04 Mar 2014
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