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New World Bank Report Finds 50 Percent Increase in Middle Class in Latin America and the Caribbean over Last Decade

A new World Bank report released today found that Latin America and the Caribbean registered a 50 percent jump in the number of people joining the middle class during the last decade, which was called by economists an hist...

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Former U.S. Army Major Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Bribery Scheme Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Kuwait

A former U.S. Army major was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for his participation in a bribery scheme related to his activities as a contracting official in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in 2005 and 2006, announced Ass...

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Mountain gorilla population grows

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There are now 880 critically endangered mountain gorillas in the world.

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Russia: Merkel Should Press Putin on Rights

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should urge President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the crackdown on his country’s civil society when the two leaders meet on November 16, 2012, Human Rights Watch said. Merkel and...

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