US Senate to go ahead with ‘China bill’

To punish China over its alleged currency manipulation:

US: The US Senate will move forward next week with a bill to punish China over its alleged currency manipulation, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday, predicting the legislation will pass.

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Russian minister ousted after ‘Putin installation objection’

He fell on his sword after clashing with Russian President:

 Russia: Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin was ousted on Monday after rebelling against a plan to install President Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister when Vladimir Putin returns to the Kremlin in 2012.

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Sarkozy aide admits ‘mistake’ in dirty cash affair

‘I am coming forward because I want a clean France’:

France: An advisor to the French president on Africa, admitted to police he was “mistaken” in naming Senegal’s president and his son as being involved in a dirty cash scandal, his lawyer said Monday.

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