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Rethink Role of State in Finance, says World Bank

It is time to rethink the role of the state in the financial sector, so that governments can better balance the need for credit and emergency support for banks with measures to promote transparency and competition when crises erupt, says a new World...

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States urged to focus on common security, as UN disarmament meeting ends in deadlock

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As the United Nations Conference on Disarmament ended its 2012 session in Geneva today – without breaking an...

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Tokyo: 6 Chinese Ships Enter Waters Near Disputed Islands

Japan says six Chinese patrol ships have entered its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, further heightening the tensions over the uninhabited archipelago claimed both by Tokyo and Beijing.

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Ban, Security Council condemn ‘in strongest terms’ attack on US consulate in Libya

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Libya on 2 November 2011.

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