Russia’s Ukraine endgame unclear

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• Russia’s Ukraine endgame unclear
• Slowdown puts 1bn middle class at risk
• Fed policy maker warns on low rates
• Pressure mounts on Rousseff over Petrobras
• Draghi steers ECB towards negative rates
• Syria gas attack points up chemical threat
• UN study: still time to save the world
• Portugal open to radical action by ECB
• Games developers look for book tie-ups
• Mauritania battles Islamic extremism

Russia’s Ukraine endgame unclear Posted: 13 Apr 2014 10:20 AM PDT Though events in eastern Ukraine appear to ape those that led to the annexation of Crimea, many analysts say the same outcome is not inevitable

Slowdown puts 1bn middle class at risk Posted: 13 Apr 2014 11:07 AM PDT Most of the millions who have risen out of poverty in recent decades are sitting in what is best described as a 'fragile middle'

Fed policy maker warns on low rates Posted: 13 Apr 2014 10:40 AM PDT Comments from St Louis Fed president highlight divisions on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee about the interest rate guidance adopted in March

Pressure mounts on Rousseff over Petrobras Posted: 13 Apr 2014 09:34 AM PDT Federal police seize Petrobras documents in corruption inquiry as Congress considers launching its own formal investigation into the oil producer

Draghi steers ECB towards negative rates Posted: 13 Apr 2014 06:14 AM PDT Policy makers hope a decision to impose negative interest rates will make it less attractive for banks and investors to hold euros

Syria gas attack points up chemical threat Posted: 13 Apr 2014 09:03 AM PDT Reports say up to 200 people have suffered choking or seizures from what they believe to be either sulphur or chlorine gas attacks on Kafr Zita

UN study: still time to save the world Posted: 13 Apr 2014 02:25 AM PDT Key objective is to keep the average worldwide temperature rise below 2C through heavy investment in renewable and nuclear energy sources

Portugal open to radical action by ECB Posted: 13 Apr 2014 04:28 AM PDT Policy makers such as Christine Lagarde at the IMF have called on the central bank to counter aggressively the risk of deflation in the eurozone

Games developers look for book tie-ups Posted: 13 Apr 2014 05:11 AM PDT A push by computer game companies to forge links with the book publishing industry could lead to them working together to commission titles

Mauritania battles Islamic extremism Posted: 13 Apr 2014 05:07 AM PDT Government has eliminated violent attacks for now but an increasingly conservative society is proving a fertile recruiting ground for militants

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