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UN warns of growing inequality and joblessness

UN warns of growing inequality and joblessness

Unemployment will rise by 11 million in the next five years due to slower growth and turbulence, the UN warned…
IMF chief warns Greece: ‘A debt is a debt’

IMF chief warns Greece: ‘A debt is a debt’

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Monday warned of "consequences" if European countries try to renegotiate their debts, ahead…
Bahrain charges opposition chief with ‘regime overthrow’ bid

Bahrain charges opposition chief with ‘regime overthrow’ bid

Prosecutors on Monday charged Bahrain's Shiite opposition chief with attempting to overthrow the regime and sent him to trial despite…
Israel strike on Syria ‘also killed six Iranians’

Israel strike on Syria ‘also killed six Iranians’

An Israeli strike on Syria that killed six members of Hezbollah also killed six Iranian solders, including commanders, a source…
Several hundred thousand at Chechnya anti-Charlie Hebdo rally

Several hundred thousand at Chechnya anti-Charlie Hebdo rally

On Monday an estimated 800,000 hundred thousand people joined a state-organized rally in the Chechen capital Grozny against Charlie Hebdo…
Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead

Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead

The Argentine prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of orchestrating a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of…
Oil prices slip on record Iraq output

Oil prices slip on record Iraq output

Brent crude oil prices fell below $50 a barrel on Monday after Iraq announced record oil production and the global economic…
Yemen army and Houthi fighters clash in capital

Yemen army and Houthi fighters clash in capital

The Yemeni army and Houthi fighters clashed near the presidential palace in the capital Sanaa on Monday, a Reuters witness…
Nigeria lowers oil price ahead of presidential vote

Nigeria lowers oil price ahead of presidential vote

Africa's largest oil producer Nigeria announced a cut in petrol prices, a month before the country votes in presidential and…
Australian beaches reopen as sharks move on

Australian beaches reopen as sharks move on

Australian beaches that had closed due to sightings of large sharks for a record nine days, reopened on Monday, officials…
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