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France gets the NSA treatment
by
Molly Wood
Oct 21, 2013
The new revelation is part of Edward Snowden's latest leak.
For some Greeks, there’s work but no pay
Oct 15, 2013
Sometimes, you just can’t a break. And neither, it seems, can Greece.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to chemical weapons watchdog
by
Paul Adams
Oct 11, 2013
The Nobel Committee's decision highlights the Syrian conflict.
In Obama's absence, China takes center stage at APEC
Oct 8, 2013
All eyes are on China and its economy at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Bali.
Japan will increase its national sales tax by 3 percent
Oct 1, 2013
Japan is hiking its national sales tax, from 5 percent all the way to 8 percent.
After elections, Germany's economic policy will have far-reaching impact
by
Theo Leggett
Sep 23, 2013
Merkel's center-right bloc got an impressive share of the vote, but the pro-business party she's been in partnership with did poorly.
Microsoft buys Nokia's devices for $7.2 billion
by
Mark Gregory
Sep 3, 2013
The tech giant is paying $ 2.2 billion to license Nokia patents.
For public good, not for profit.
Vietnam getting a boost from its coffee
by
Linda Yueh
Sep 2, 2013
But some worry that with commodity prices falling, relying so heavily on agriculture is a risk.
India and Brazil's economic reversal of fortune
Aug 30, 2013
Emerging markets that thrived during the recession are seeing the flow of capital dry up.
Getting by as a Syrian refugee
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 28, 2013
As the crisis deepens in Syria, more refugees are fleeing the country.