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Thailand Unprepared for Terror

How the land of smiles was rocked by the Bangkok shrine attack, the political fires raging in...

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Currency Shock Waves in China

It spooked the markets but should the world worry about the big fall in the value of the Yuan?...

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Can America's Green Initiative Bring China and Others with it?

Obama cleans up US energy production. Will others follow? Republican presidential hopefulls set...

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Turkey changes course on Kurds and IS

Turkey has performed a dramatic U-turn in two highly sensitive areas. After months of appearing...

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Iran's nuclear deal boosts its spending power

The deal Iran has reached on its nuclear programme is going to give a huge boost to its economy....

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What lies ahead for Greece?

Greece might be pondering economic disaster. But other countries have been down that road before...

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Greece is accused of playing games as its economic life crashes to a halt

Greece missed a big payment deadline this week. Now its international lenders say they won't...

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Europe struggles to cope with migrants

Not so long ago migrants were the subject of Europe's pity. Now they seem to have become the...

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Race-hate shooting: what can Obama do?

It was the week when the issues of racist violence and gun control in the United States came...

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Is HSBC junking Britain for Hong Kong?

Banks in Britain are under political and financial pressure. This week HSBC said it was...

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twtw: 06 Jun 15: The tide turns on government surveillance

The US Senate refused to allow the government to continue collecting communications data in bulk...

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The tide turns on government surveillance

The US Senate refused to allow the government to continue collecting communications data in bulk...

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twtw: 30 May 15 : Red card for FIFA

Top FIFA officials were arrested in a US corruption probe, while Swiss police opened a separate...

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Red card for FIFA

Top FIFA officials were arrested in a US corruption probe, while Swiss police opened a separate...

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twtw: 23 May 15 : IS turns the tables

So-called Islamic State pulled off stunning victories in Iraq and Syria -- seizing Ramadi and...

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US plans lie in ruins after IS scores stunning successes in Syria and Iraq

So-called Islamic State pulled off stunning victories in Iraq and Syria -- seizing Ramadi and...

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twtw: 16 May 15 : Asian migrants in limbo at sea

Thousands of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh are making their way across unfriendly seas to...

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Asian migrants in limbo at sea

Thousands of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh are making their way across unfriendly seas to...

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twtw: 09 May 15 : Conservatives win UK general election

The Conservatives defied the pollsters to win a majority in the British general election....

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twtw: 02 May 15 : Baltimore death police charged

Six police officers in the US city of Baltimore face charges -- including murder charges -- after...

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