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A top UN official on Wednesday praised "great progress" in easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, but urged donors to continue supporting the country's recovery from a decade of economic freefall.
The United Nations is appealing for $378 million for Zimbabwe to buy food and medicines and bolster health, education and sanitation in the economically crippled country.
Berlin - German factory orders posted a surprise fall in October, data released Monday showed, highlighting the fragility of the recovery in Europe's biggest economy. October industrial orders dropped by a price- and seasonally- adjusted 2.1 per cent...
By Kenneth P. Vogel For years a certain strain of conservative thought has held that there was one sure hedge against economic depression, civil disorder and liberal rule – gold. Now that belief has led to a kind of harmonic convergence between ideology and commerce.
Five South African cities will host only first-round matches in next year's World Cup, with last Friday's draw organised to reduce the number of seeded teams and mass fan invasions in venues with smaller accommodation capacity.
Vienna - Mexican-born tenor Rolando Villazon is to return to the stage in Austria in March after a year-long pause for health reasons, the Vienna State Opera confirmed Monday. The 37-year-old star tenor has suffered intermittent health problems since...
Beijing - Leaders of China's ruling Communist Party on Monday set a cautious economic policy designed to continue fast growth next year but rebalance the economy towards domestic consumption and more sustainable development. President Hu Jintao and t...
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Moscow - Russia marked a national day of mourning Monday for the 112 people who died in a nightclub fire, the largest in Russian history, in the Urals city of Perm on Friday. About 130 people were injured in the blaze, which started when a fireworks ...
Brussels - European Union leaders are to push for a cash handout of at least 1 billion euros (1.5 billion dollars) to help poor countries fight climate change next year when they meet for a summit in Brussels on Thursday, according to internal docume...
Istanbul - Turkey's Constitutional Court is set to begin hearing Tuesday a case that could lead to the closing of the country's largest pro-Kurdish political party amid rising tension in the country's predominantly-Kurdish southeast. A university stu...
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