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Mt Gox website down amid solvency issues
25 Feb 2014
Egypt cabinet resigns, paves way for military chief’s takeover
25 Feb 2014
Egypt’s interim cabinet resigned Monday in a surprise move that could pave the way for the nation’s military chief, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, to announce his widely anticipated plans to run for president
Ukraine issues arrest warrant on ousted president Viktor Yanukovych
24 Feb 2014
Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he doubted the legitimacy of the country’s new leaders and that the developments posed a real threat to Russian interest and to the lives of its citizens
G20 sets 2% annual growth target for five years
24 Feb 2014
EU brokers Ukraine president’s exit in peace deal
22 Feb 2014
The peace deal, which is not endorsed by Russia, will cost Ukraine a $15billion Russian financial lifeline it needs to stave off bankruptcy
Divided Koreans meet after decades of separation
21 Feb 2014
Robocoin to unveil first US-based Bitcoin ATM
20 Feb 2014
Italy again sees political turmoil: Letta quits, Renzi set to take over
15 Feb 2014
In a manner somewhat akin to India's Arvind Kejriwal, Renzi - a former Boy Scout and Wheel of Fortune winner - has cultivated an 'Everyman' or aam admi appeal
China announces yuan 10 bn fund to tackle air pollution
13 Feb 2014
The fund is being set up to reward rather than subsidise the prevention and control of air pollution
Ballistic missiles not on negotiating table: Iran
11 Feb 2014
Iran insists that its missile programme does not have a nuclear dimension as it is not developing atomic weapons
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