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Guidance on risk in China in 2017
News, Christopher Balding, Published on 30/12/2016
» Each December, China's leaders meet to lay out their economic agenda for the next year. And each December, China-watchers pore over their every word, much like Kremlinologists during the Cold War. It bears remembering that these pronouncements are rarely predictive, and that the best sources of insight on China's economy are usually found elsewhere. Here are a few key points to keep in mind next year.
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Wonders never cease
News, Postbag, Published on 30/12/2016
» Re: "Wonder Woman grapples with modern foes", (BP, Dec 25).
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Spare the Mekong
News, Editorial, Published on 30/12/2016
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government made an out-of-the-blue decision that paves the way for the demolition of the Mekong River's rocky outcrops for the sake of "improved waterway navigation".
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Chaeng Wattana ramp gets approval
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 30/12/2016
» The Transport Ministry's panel overseeing the Srirat Expressway project has approved construction of a ramp worth 200 million baht connecting the expressway to the Eastern Outer Ring Road to ease traffic to the Chaeng Watthana area.
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Serena announces engagement to Reddit co-founder
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced Thursday she is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, breaking the news with a poem on her verified Reddit account.
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Scientists aim to reduce THC in marijuana crops
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2016
» Academic research on reducing the psychoactive component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) level in cannabis will be conducted to discourage people using the crop as a narcotic, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) said Thursday.
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Syria truce begins under deal backed by Russia, Turkey
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» DAMASCUS - A nationwide ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey took effect on Thursday at midnight, in a potentially major breakthrough in the conflict of more than five years.
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Venezuela's biggest bank note gets new stay of execution
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro again delayed removing the country's largest bank note from circulation Thursday, after a botched plan to retire it triggered violent protests.
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Italians to pay three-quarters of bank bailout bill
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» ROME - The Italian state will foot 6.6 billion euros of the 8.8 billion euro ($9.2 billion) bill for bailing out struggling Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), the country's central bank said Thursday.
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'Grizzly Steppe': how the US says Russia hacked the election
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - Russian intelligence agencies over the last two years blanketed Democratic Party targets with malicious emails and have likely continued such efforts after November's elections, a US federal law enforcement report showed Thursday.
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