Putin says Russia must stand firm
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday voiced confidence that Russia will come out as a winner in its standoff with the West if it firmly stands its ground. Speaking…
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New player in offshore banking warns against parking ill-gotten gains
The tiny island nation of Dominica in the Caribbean is positioning itself as another offshore banking facility. However, its Prime Minister warns, that if one is thinking of parking ill-gotten…
Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 91
Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore who guided its development into a modern, stable nation as well as one of the world’s richest, has died, the Government…
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India touts surveillance cameras as quick fix for women’s safety
NEW DELHI — A Nigerian woman in New Delhi recently accepted a ride home from an upscale shopping mall with four men who then raped her in a moving car…
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Flight MH370: Angry families reject report
Families of those missing on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have rejected a report issued on the first anniversary of the plane’s disappearance. The interim report gives no new clues as…
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