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Royalty in tatters: Queen Elizabeth down to last £1 mn
29 Jan 2014
Queen Elizabeth II’s household finances are at a “historic low” with just £1 million left in the kitty, even as British MPs criticise courtiers of the Queen’s royal household of mismanaging Palace funds
Jobless economic recovery to hit young the hardest: ILO
21 Jan 2014
ILO says millions more would join the ranks of the unemployed as companies choose shareholder returns over new employment generation
World's 85 richest own as much as the poorest 3.5 bn
20 Jan 2014
The combined wealth of the 85 richest people at €1.2 trillion is equal to that of the poorest 3.5 billion - half of the world’s population
China posts 7.7% GDP growth in 2013
20 Jan 2014
Chinese economic growth has stagnated at 7.7 per cent in 2013 over the previous year, the slowest rate in 14 years, according to the latest data
Obama sees manufacturing jobs returning to US
16 Jan 2014
The new economic policies initiated by the US government in the aftermath of the financial market collapse in 2008 have helped businesses create over eight million new jobs in America, President Barack Obama
Global economy picking up steam: World Bank
15 Jan 2014
UK inflation drops from to 2%
15 Jan 2014
Iran agrees to nuclear rollback for easing of sanctions
13 Jan 2014
In a path-breaking deal, Iran agreed with a group of six world powers to curb parts of its disputed nuclear programme in exchange for limited relief from Western sanctions.
Khobragade return heightens India-US diplomatic cold war
11 Jan 2014
The diplomatic Cold War between Washington and New Delhi shows no sign of ending, despite the return of Devyani Khobragade to India
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