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Posted by The Analyst | 19 February 2020 | Politics
Warnings of ‘voodoo statistics’ as EU budget battle looms

After almost two years of sparring, the European Union was girding itself Wednesday for perhaps the final round of the bloc's traditional budget slug-fest at what is shaping up as … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 February 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Sweden: 1986 murder of Palme may be close to being solved

The unsolved murder of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was shot dead 34 years ago in downtown Stockholm, may be a step closer being solved. The case's chief … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 February 2020 | Business
Overseas investors increase holdings of Chinese bonds despite coronavirus uncertainty

Demonstrating confidence in China, international investors continued to invest in the country's economy. Net purchases of Chinese bonds were worth 43 billion yuan ($6.1 billion) after the Spring Festival, market data showed. According to China Foreign Exchange Trade System, the country's bond market has become an important part of global asset allocation. It said, as...

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 February 2020 | Politics
Ex-S. Korea President Lee sent back to jail over corruption

Nearly a year after he was bailed out of jail while facing corruption charges, former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was taken back into custody on Wednesday after an appeals … Click to Continue »

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 February 2020 | Breaking News
Turkish businessman Kavala re-arrested after acquittal in trial over 2013 protests

Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala has been re-arrested and taken to police headquarters in Istanbul, hours after being acquitted over his alleged role in landmark protests in 2013, state media reported on Wednesday. The Gezi Park protests were a major challenge to then-premier, now president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The trial had been criticized by...

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 February 2020 | Science & Tech
Due to coronavirus complications in China, Facebook’s Oculus Quest even more backlogged

Coronavirus concerns complicate Facebook's efforts to get Oculus Quest headsets made. Best way to buy it now: third-party sellers like eBay and Amazon.

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Posted by The Analyst | 19 February 2020 | Politics
France to shut down oldest nuclear complex by end of June

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday that the Fessenheim nuclear reactor, on the border with Germany, will be shut down at the end of June, with one of … Click to Continue »

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