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Miners of Venezuela’s oil-backed crypto currency to meet with president Maduro

Today, Nicolas Maduro is set to convene a meeting of miners of his country’s new…

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Shinzo Abe arrives in Bulgaria ahead of Eastern Europe trade junket

As Bulgaria assumes its first presidency of the European Union this month, Shinzo Abe will…

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Heavy clashes expected as Tunisians rally over strict austerity measures

In response to the austerity measures imposed by the government’s new Finance Act, Tunisian protesters…

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Sunday, January 14

SPRINGING BACK Tunisians expected to rally over strict austerity measures In response to the austerity…

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Saturday, January 13

CAIRO IN CRISIS Egyptian unrest leads to extended state powers   Under the assertion of…

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Former Brazilian president takes to the street to challenge corruption allegations

Today, supporters of Brazil’s former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will protest against…

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Iraqi government finalises post war reconstruction costs

The Iraqi government is expected to release detailed information today documenting the extent of damage…

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Egyptian state of emergency receives three month extension

Under the assertion of combatting terrorism, Egypt will begin its latest three-month extension of a…

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Persistently low inflation figures continue to confound US policy makers

Today, the Labor Department will publish December’s consumer price index data, which is expected to…

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Presidential elections tests the power Euro scepticism and anti-immigrant sentiment in the Czech Republic

Presidential elections kick off in the Czech Republic today, in a test for the polarising…