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IRAN: Majlis to be presidential election battleground
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2008-03-31 |
####-##), the legislature provided a platform for them to criticise...to comply.DisqualificationsThe emergence of a political alliance between reformists led...Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani posed a serious threat to conservative domination...establishment was determined to prevent a reformist resurgence in the eighth |
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POLAND: Tusk defeats PiS over EU treaty ratification
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2008-03-31 |
and Justice (PiS) party. However, a face-saving solution was achieved...with the option of demanding a recount according to the Nice...to the Nice system for a further three-year period of...####);the #;Ioannina#; mechanism allowed a group of countries to delay |
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ZIMBABWE: Poll fears focus on presidential result
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2008-03-31 |
on March ## to choose a new president, members of parliament...s new powers to choose a president should the incumbent die...focused on the presidential election, a three-way contest between President...from ZANU-PF and stood as an independent. This is partly |
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NATO: Bucharest summit will be crucial for NATO future
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2008-03-31 |
future NATO leaders will hold a summit meeting in Bucharest on...military effectiveness. It has come a long way since the days...its function was that of a bulwark against Communism, but it...has still not settled on a new identity and role in |
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INTERNATIONAL:US aims to overhaul financial regulation
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2008-03-31 |
today is scheduled to unveil a comprehensive plan to overhaul and...The United States currently lacks a unified financial markets regulator, in...in contrast to countries such as Germany and France, each of...each of which has adopted a unitary financial services regulatory model |
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CHINA: Defence industry looks to close technology gap
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2008-03-31 |
are posting record profits at a time of strong domestic demand...industry, has been placed under a new industrial #;super-ministry#;, a move unveiled at the National...this conservative and autonomous institution, a long-time holdover of a Maoist-era central planning system...new head, Li Yizhong, is a pointer, defence industry affairs are |
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LATIN AMERICA: Downturn brings remittance slowdown
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2008-03-31 |
workers living abroad sent home a record ##.# billion dollars...sent home ## billion dollars (a #% increase from ####) -- the...growth - November ##, ####). On a per capita basis, remittances are...less than # billion dollars a year. For Andean countries, they |
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COMOROS: Intervention has wider implications
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2008-03-28 |
and France. On March ##, a joint force of Comoran and...Comoros, the federal authorities feared a repeat of the island#;s...Bacar Gendarmes, who had routed a similar invasion in September ####...successful invasion of Anjouan is a positive development for politics, economy |
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NETHERLANDS: "Fitna" film raises tensions over values
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2008-03-28 |
The Movie" online. There is a risk that it will trigger...repeatedly referred to the Koran as a "fascist" book, comparing it to...released the film online via a link from his party#;s...his party#;s website to a UK-based video-sharing website |
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UKRAINE: Aspirant for membership poses NATO dilemma
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2008-03-28 |
present Ukraine and Georgia with a membership action plan (MAP), which...US overseas aid and established a strong security relationship with the...NATO signed the Charter for a Distinctive Partnership in Madrid; a year later, a NATO Information and Documentation Centre...in Kiev. NATO has signed a similar agreement and opened an |
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KUWAIT: Election will not heal political fractures
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2008-03-28 |
The emir was faced with a choice of dismissing the prime...parliament. The government has had a particularly fractious relationship with MPs...and parliament claim to want a better relationship but it is...dissolution. Fractious relations There is a long history of difficulties between |
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INTERNATIONAL: 'Ethnicity' undermines global stability
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2008-03-28 |
diverse groups of citizens within a common national identity is one...for ethnicity again to serve as a primary flashpoint for violence and...determined by what is usually a vague, but strongly held, sense...States -- which is often perceived as having some of the worst |
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INTERNATIONAL: Antarctic uncertainties increasing
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2008-03-28 |
Commercial opportunities, geopolitical pressures and a looming deadline for territorial claims...been protected since #### by a treaty making Antarctica in effect...treaty making Antarctica in effect a demilitarised zone free for scientific...international law, global warming and a more muscular presence by several |
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INDIA: Cricket rise inspires as earnings soar
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2008-03-28 |
dollar gameINDIA: Cricket rise inspires as earnings soar The former president...and internationally. India now has a dominant place in certain sectors...of international sport, and is a focus of global sports ambition...sold the television rights for a new Indian Premier League (IPL |
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GULF STATES: State-owned enterprises highly profitable
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2008-03-27 |
can play an important role as facilitator of economic development, there...that it should not play a direct role in the production...all the more surprising that a new generation of dynamic, profitable...and service sectors, and providing a striking contrast to SOEs in |
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EU/US: Open Skies does not yet live up to its name
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2008-03-27 |
the agreement has been hailed as the opening of a new era in transatlantic air...position in this market. However, a number of unresolved issues suggest...might have been lost should a domestic airline fall into foreign...s (BA) failure to take a controlling stake in the Spanish |
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GERMANY: Court limits police trawls of IT and data
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2008-03-27 |
##, the court declared unconstitutional a North Rhine-Westphalia law allowing...hurdles for such searches, introducing a "right to safeguard the confidentiality...in themselves, but judged that a balance must be struck between...way, and thus may offer a way of using this technology |
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NIGERIA: Mining sector reform faces uphill battle
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2008-03-27 |
what the formal sector earned as a whole in ####. These estimated...to put the industry on a sound development footing. Harnessing the...achieve its long-term potential as a significant foreign exchange earner and...source of employment.External investment A ### million dollar World Bank |
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JAPAN: Factions revive after Koizumi exclusion
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2008-03-27 |
is disputed, they still play a significant role in political power...and to local government, creating a pool of potential parliamentary candidates...in the faction and give a possible shot at faction leader...numerical strength of the faction. A faction member who could serve |
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