US President aims to lower deficit by $4 trillion
U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a politically risky plan to reduce the budget deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years by cutting health care and defense while raising some taxes.
China’s currency reserves exceed $3 trillion
China’s foreign-exchange reserves, the world’s largest, topped $3 trillion for the first time, highlighting global economic imbalances.
Turkish Parliament approves police tear gas use with 'health measures'
Parliament has given the green light for police to use tear gas as long as they take certain precautions, a move that comes following strong criticism of officers’ use of the substance at recent protests.
BRICS countries need to further enhance coordination: Manmohan Singh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) should combine their "huge potential" to continue enhancing their coordination on major issues of common concern.
IAEA'S latest update on Japan's nuclear crisis
External power has been restored at all sites affected by the 7th April earthquake. The 3 litres of water that were spilled at Onagawa NPP have been cleaned up.
Kyrgyzstan to join customs union
The Kyrgyz government on Monday approved a plan to join a post-Soviet customs union and common economic space.
IMF delegation positive on Latvian outlook
A high-proifile mission from the IMF has praised Latvia's return to growth and said they are happy with this year's budget.
US help for India's superbug fight
The world's best-known institute for handling bad bugs — Atlanta-based Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — will help India strengthen its laboratory and manpower capacity to better detect pathogens like NDM-1 and virus outbreaks.
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