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China ecstatic: finally, it manages to reinvent the ball-point pen!
16 Jan 2017
Don't laugh: because despite its much-vaunted manufacturing skills, the country has so far lacked the technology to make indigenous ball-points of any quality
World’s 8 richest men own as much as poorest half, WEF told
16 Jan 2017
Just eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world's population, Oxfam said on Monday in a report calling for action to curtail rewards for those at the top
Russia invites Trump administration to Syrian peace talks bypassing Obama administration
14 Jan 2017
Obama surprises V-P Biden with highest civilian honour
13 Jan 2017
Obama described Biden as a "lion of American history" and praised his long service in the Senate, saying that as vice president, Biden's influence spanned both domestic and international policy initiatives
France to buy out minority shareholders of Areva
12 Jan 2017
Xi Jinping to walk the talk with world leaders at Davos
11 Jan 2017
At Davos, Xi is expected to push the Chinese attempt to challenge the United States’ dominant position in world economic and strategic institutions a step further
Obama calls for unity in farewell speech, reiterates ‘Yes we can’
11 Jan 2017
Despite policies that helped America recover from an economic crisis, with Wall Street booming and wages rising, "our democracy won't work without a sense that everyone has economic opportunity", Obama said
Turkey mulls sweeping amendments to give Erdogan more powers
10 Jan 2017
The changes would scrap the office of prime minister and make the president the head of the executive branch, allow him to appoint the government, dissolve Parliament, propose budgets and declare states of emergency, but that needs to be voted in a referendum
Iran mourns death of ‘voice of moderation’ Rafsanjani
09 Jan 2017
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was a key backer of President Hassan Rouhani and supported Iran`s landmark nuclear deal with world powers that brought peace to the country
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