United Nations

  • Sep 28, 2004
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RUSSIA/UN: Moscow pushes anti-terrorism resolution

Ambassador Andrei Denisov yesterday introduced a draft UN Security Council resolution extending...

Russia
  • Sep 27, 2004
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ZIMBABWE: Political deterioration prompts IMF pullout

The IMF announced last week that it will close its Zimbabwe office at the end of October.

Zimbabwe
  • Sep 23, 2004
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GEORGIA/RUSSIA: Saakashvili offers new deal to Russia

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has proposed a "new...

Georgia
  • Sep 23, 2004
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AFRICA: UN Security Council seat for Africa?

Brazil, Germany, India and Japan yesterday launched a joint campaign for permanent seats on the...

Africa
  • Sep 23, 2004
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INTERNATIONAL: FDI falls for third year in a row

FDI inflows fell for the third year in a row last year as cross-border merger-and-acquisition...

International
  • Sep 22, 2004
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ANGOLA: Investment at risk despite oil windfall

Deputy Prime Minister Aguinaldo Jaime earlier this month announced that Angola had received a...

Angola
  • Sep 22, 2004
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ROMANIA/UKRAINE: Bucharest intensifies border spats

At the UN yesterday, Romanian President Ion Iliescu accused Ukraine of placing navigation buoys...

Romania
  • Sep 22, 2004
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ARGENTINA: Critical Kirchner calls for IMF reform

Speaking at the UN General Assembly yesterday, President Nestor Kirchner sharply criticised the...

Argentina