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Thais rally to "defend democracy"
10 May 2014
UK economy surges past pre-crisis high
09 May 2014
China bullies Vietnam by placing rig in disputed seas
08 May 2014
China has adopted a more aggressive posture in pursuing maritime claims in the South China Sea
Thai court orders PM Shinawatra to quit, but turmoil unlikely to end
07 May 2014
The court found Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra guilty of abusing her power by transferring a senior civil servant in 2011 to another position. It ruled that the transfer was carried out to benefit her politically-powerful family
World trade dominated by "broker" countries, according to research
By By Colin Smith, Imperial College London | 05 May 2014
Researchers have designed a new computational model to determine how networks between countries enable some to emerge stronger trading nations than others
Portugal decides to exit from EU-IMF bailout
05 May 2014
The European Commission applauded the decision and said it would "support the government and the Portuguese people"
Independent Scotland to get “A” rating: Moody’s
03 May 2014
Fed pares May bond purchase limit to $45 bn
02 May 2014
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a $10-billion reduction in its monthly bond-buying programme
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