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RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Gazprom revises gas supply contracts
State gas firms Gazprom and Naftohaz signed agreements yesterday to reduce gas supplies for 2010...
RussiaEUROPE: 'Swine' flu deaths double in recent weeks
In three of the last four weeks, A(H1N1) 'swine' influenza deaths have doubled, the European...
CEE: World Bank warns of slow growth in 2010
Although growth in 2010-11 in the ten EU member states (EU-10) of Central-Eastern Europe (CEE) is...
EUROPE: Ageing population clouds economic outlook
Three major trends shape Europe's demographic future: low fertility, ageing societies and...
INTERNATIONAL: Counterinsurgency doctrine evolves
Since the tide began to turn for US operations in Iraq, counterinsurgency (COIN) theory has...
EURO-AREA: Happier figures, but rebound is not secure
The Markit composite purchasing managers index crept higher in July, slightly exceeding market...
SRI LANKA: Radical diaspora could back new violence
Members of the million-strong Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora organised large-scale meetings in early...
Sri LankaCEE: Improving standards of legality is taking time
The latest indicators allow comparison of how governance has developed in different parts of the...
