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News Headlines May 15, 2013

Smuggling Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Into Gaza Tibetan Monk in Possession of Tapes of the Dalai Lama Beaten to Death 11 Governments Meeting in Peru to Discuss Control Over the Internet Czech Pharmacies Dispensing Medical Marijuana OECD Claims Rich-Poor Divide Widening Brits Financially Lacking Compared to Neighbors Star Wars and Doctor Who Fans Battle at […]

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Finance Minister Tendai Biti: $217 Remains in Zimbabwe’s Sovereign Account

In a report from Agence France Presse, Tendai BitiĀ told reporters in Harare that Zimbabwe would have $217 remaining after it paid government workers, leaving the nation’s finances in a state of paralysis.   Zimbabwe had extraordinarily high levels of inflation in 2011 and 2012 which the IMF claims have only recently moderated at levels beneath […]

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The Return of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to the Diet: Will Shinzo Abe Reverse Japan’s Course?

Newly elected though not unfamiliar to the office, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a daunting task ahead of him as his Liberal Democratic Party successfully retakes the reins of Japan’s government from the upstart Democratic Party of Japan. The return of the LDP to power in Japan signals a shift back to the post-war […]

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