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Global FDI trends indicate long-term confidence
Global FDI outflows rose by 16.5% last year, to 1.66 trillion dollars, the UN Conference on Trade...
InternationalAusterity hinders development of EU battle groups
EU battle groups reached official operational capacity in 2005.
EUWithdrawal key to Syrian ceasefire implementation
The ceasefire which came into effect at 0300 GMT today under UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's...
SyriaDamascus likely to temporise on ceasefire demand
UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan today said he had "received Syrian government assurances"...
SyriaDamascus's new conditions undermine Annan Plan
Moscow is working with Damascus to begin a political settlement process in Syria, according to...
SyriaInternational food price risks are on the upside
The Food Price Index calculated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) neared...
InternationalAnnan's deadline puts Syrian regime in a corner
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today warned Western and Arab states against arming the...
SyriaAfrican security challenges worsen Sahel drought risks
More than 15 million people in the Sahel region are at risk of starvation due to the combined...
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