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Pak crisis: Imran Khan’s PTI members quit assembly en masse
22 Aug 2014
The political crisis in Pakistan took a dramatic turn today as legislators of protest leader Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party resigned en masse from the National Assembly
Pak SC summons Khan, Qadri as protestors ‘gherao’ assembly
21 Aug 2014
Most business houses in Pakistan have criticised the street protests, arguing that Pakistan can't afford such liabilities with a wobbly economy
Putin effect: EU to pay farmers for destroying produce
19 Aug 2014
Farmers in the EU will be paid to destroy excess fruit and vegetables stocks to stop prices from collapsing after Russia banned imports in retaliation for Western sanctions
Affected countries must put Ebola checks at all exits: WHO
19 Aug 2014
The WHO said in a statement there was no need for wider travel or trade restrictions, apart from screening people from the affected countries
UK emerging as self employment capital: survey
12 Aug 2014
Rajan repeats crash warning, says West’s money bubble could burst
12 Aug 2014
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday stuck to his warning of another imminent financial market crash on the lines of the 2008 global financial crisis, once the monetary bubble that is being created in the developed markets bursts
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