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Regions

India: Stasis or crisis?
Why you should care about the plummeting Droopee.
India rupee falls historic low 2012 05 23
- May 24, 2012 15:03
COIMBATORE, India — Combating charges of “policy paralysis,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raised India's gas prices by the steepest amount ever on Wednesday, in an effort to woo back foreign investors and slow the fall of the plummeting rupee. But the sudden, bold, and much needed move could well put an end to hopes of a third term for his United Progressive Alliance coalition — and could also lead to a call for early polls.

Africa

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Can you hear me now, Nigeria?
Nigerian government calls out its telecommunications industry.
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Americas

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Thug life, San Salvador
El Salvador's vicious gangs have called a cease-fire, enticed in part by conjugal visits for incarcerated leaders. Salvadorans are skeptical it will last.
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Asia-Pacific

India rupee falls historic low 2012 05 23
India: Stasis or crisis?
Why you should care about the plummeting Droopee.
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Europe

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The euro: Germany’s atonement for the Holocaust?
As the euro zone plunges to new depths of instability, a former Bundesbank member stirs controversy by calling Germany’s bailout efforts atonement for WWII.
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Middle East

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Egypt's labor movement finds own strength
The impetus for Mubarak's fall, workers are now crafting a new network to secure their rights.
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