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Latvian hopes awash with Russian money from Cyprus
The influential British business newspaper The Financial Times reports that amid the rush from rival banking nations to attract Russian cash stuck on the stricken island of Cyprus, one name stood out: Latvia. Cypriot lawyers with Russian customers say Latvian banks contacted them within hours of the announcement of a bailout for the Mediterranean island, writes LETA.
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Ukraine could become net gas exporter by 2025
Ukraine could bring in more international majors to explore its hydrocarbon fields on production-sharing terms and become a net gas exporter by 2025, Energy and Coal Minister Eduard Stavytsky said.
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United States puts Japan on notice in currency report
The Obama administration on Friday put Japan on notice that it was watching its economic policies to ensure they were not aimed at devaluing the yen to gain a competitive advantage.
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Iran tests new missiles
Iran has tested three new types of missiles, the deputy commander of the Ground Forces of Iran Kiyumers Haidari said, Iranian news agency FARS reported on Saturday.
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Nuclear North Korea unacceptable
The United States will talk to North Korea, but only if the country gets serious about negotiating the end of its nuclear weapons program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday during a visit to South Korea, a key U.S. ally.
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Ukraine urged to speed up reform programme
A senior EU official says Ukraine still has to take "decisive" action on its internal reform programme.
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North Korea nuclear missile capability
The only declassified sentence in a Defense Intelligence report raised concern that North Korea might have the ability to miniaturize its nuclear weapons. Other defense agencies disagree.
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U.S. General Calls For Cooperation With Russia
The U.S. general tapped to serve as NATO's next supreme allied commander has told the U.S. Congress that the alliance must find ways to cooperate with Russia despite rocky relations between the two countries.
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