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Barack Obama, the US president-elect, has named Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, as the head of his new economic recovery advisory board, aimed at stabilising troubled financial markets and averting a US recession.
27/11/2008
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Venezuelans are voting in state and municipal elections seen as a critical test of president Hugo Chavez’s grip on power against an energised opposition.
23/11/2008
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Municipal elections in India's troubled Jammu and Kashmir state are under way amid condemnation from separatists who believe the poll will only serve to deepen New Delhi's hold over the region.
17/11/2008
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Venezuela's government has said it will take over the country's largest gold mine, as Hugo Chavez' administration attempts to boost foreign reserves amid the global financial crisis.
06/11/2008
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Youths in the Greek capital Athens have clashed with riot police as a nationwide strike brought the country to a standstill.
22/10/2008
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