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Saudi Arabia pledges $3bn to help Lebanon fight Hezbollah
Dec 30, 2013
Saudi Arabia has made a $3 billion pledge to help Lebanon buy arms to counteract the role of Hezbollah.
Greenpeace 'Arctic 30' head home after being freed by Russia
Dec 27, 2013
After being held in Russia for 100 days on charges of hooliganism, 30 Greenpeace activists are free to return to their home countries today
Mercury: "The quixotic bad boy of the periodic table"
Dec 26, 2013
Our journey through the economics of elements checks out mercury.
Nikkei 16,000!
Dec 26, 2013
Japan's Nikkei stock index closed about 16,000 for the first time since 2007.
Three years post-revolution, a look at Tunisia's economy
Dec 26, 2013
This month marks the third anniversary of the Arab Spring.
Alan Turing gets a long overdue pardon
by
Molly Wood
Dec 25, 2013
Alan Turing, the father of computer science, was persecuted for being gay. This week, the British government finally pardoned him.
$40 million fund created for Bangladesh factory collapse victims
Dec 24, 2013
Global retailers, labor groups, and the Bangladeshi government have set aside $40 million for victims of the Rana Plaza collapse.
For public good, not for profit.
S&P downgrades European Union's credit rating
Dec 20, 2013
Citing concerns over the massive bailouts in Europe, Standard and Poor has stripped the EU of its AAA rating.
Putin will pardon jailed oil tycoon Khodorkovsky
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 19, 2013
Russian President,Vladimir Putin, vows to pardon a former political enemy who was once Russia's richest man.
Gold: As dull as it is shiny
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 17, 2013
The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why gold became the precious metal pick of the litter