India cuts petrol, diesel prices to curb inflation
India stepped up its efforts to control
inflation, running at its highest in more than two years, by cutting
government-controlled retail fuel prices for the second time in
three months.
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Year of Pig will bring more epidemics, disasters and unrest
THE Year of the Pig starts Sunday, and Chinese
fortune tellers say it will be a good time to have a baby, but also
warn there will be an upsurge in epidemics, disasters and violent
conflicts across the world.
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Japan freezes assets related to Iran
The Japanese government decided Friday to freeze
the assets of 10 groups and 12 individuals related to Iran's nuclear
and missile programmes, under a UN sanction resolution approved in
December.
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