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Friday, January 25, 2013

Obama sets out to liberalise US politics

Obama sets out to liberalise US politics


Obama sets out to liberalise US politics

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:06 AM PST

President's defence of government and explicit backing of gay rights marked a moment that was Reaganesque in its ambition to remould debates

Day a one-eyed jihadist came to Timbuktu

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 08:39 AM PST

How the arrival of Mokhtar Belmokhtar in the fabled desert city of Timbuktu last year heralded upheaval not just in Mali, but far beyond its borders

Global warming to benefit Russian fish stocks

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST

Melting sea ice allows more sunlight to reach marine phytoplankton, the first link in the ocean food chain, and in Arctic waters, production is likely to soar

China and Japan attempt to ease tensions

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 03:08 AM PST

China's incoming president meets Japanese envoy in first high-profile discussion between the two countries since start of bitter territorial dispute

Syria consensus coalesces in Davos

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 06:43 AM PST

Delegates to the World Economic Forum mostly agree on what needs to be done to end Syria's civil war but differences remain on how to do it

Russia hands Ukraine $7bn gas bill

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:04 AM PST

Demand presented as Ukraine signs deal with Royal Dutch Shell to exploit 'unconventional' reserves and threatens to reopen energy dispute

Egypt’s revolutionaries split over legacy

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 05:15 AM PST

Dividing line between nation's secular and Islamist camps and difference in their perceptions of ousting of Mubarak could not be starker

Wages in way of Abe’s war on deflation

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 01:09 AM PST

Japanese government says inflation target of 2% is crucial, but with wages stagnant and employers looking to cut salaries some doubt it is achievable

Growth puts whisky sector in high spirits

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:17 AM PST

Burgeoning export demand and plans for new distilleries have created a boom

Birth rate blues dog Singapore’s rulers

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 07:34 AM PST

By-election throws spotlight on efforts to boost reproduction rate, with the government dangling incentives to persuade its citizens to procreate

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