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Accused US spy Paul Whelan found with Russian ‘state secrets,’ lawyer says
Moscow (CNN)Paul Whelan, the US citizen accused of spying in Russia, was found in possession of classified material when he was arrested in Moscow, his state-appointed lawyer told CNN on Tuesday.Whelan, 48, was arrested
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Zimbabwe president says ‘heads will roll’ after protest crackdown
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called violence by the country's security forces "unacceptable and a betrayal" following deadly protests last week sparked by a sharp fuel price hike. Mnangagwa's comments were his
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Georgia has rugby on its mind ahead of World Cup
(CNN)Gnarled and swollen from his days as a forward, Graham Rowntree's ears are the giveaway of how the game of rugby has weathered him. In rugby terms, the 47-year-old is a "been there, done
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Day 1 at Davos: All the latest from WEF
The International Monetary Fund released Monday its updated economic outlook with a dire warning: The world's economy is slowing and it could get much worse if countries keep fighting over trade. The agency lowered
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Georgia has rugby on its mind ahead World Cup
(CNN)Gnarled and swollen from his days as a forward, Graham Rowntree's ears are the giveaway of how the game of rugby has weathered him. In rugby terms, the 47-year-old is a "been there, done
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Here’s the latest from the World Economic Forum
The International Monetary Fund released Monday its updated economic outlook with a dire warning: The world's economy is slowing and it could get much worse if countries keep fighting over trade. The agency lowered
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Davos no-shows reflect the world in a state of crisis
London (CNN Business)President Donald Trump and other world leaders have canceled their trips to Davos to deal with more pressing matters back home. Still, the show must go on. Some 3,000 of the world's
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China posts slowest economic growth since 1990
Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades last year.The world's second biggest economy expanded 6.6% in 2018, according to official data published Monday. That's the weakest annual
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Inside Japan’s ‘hostage justice’ system
Tokyo (CNN Business)In the blink of an eye, Carlos Ghosn's jet-setting world fell apart. The 64-year-old auto executive's private jet landed in Tokyo on November 19, with Ghosn expecting a busy day of meetings
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Greenland ice melt reaches ‘tipping point’
(CNN)Climate change is causing Greenland's massive ice sheets to melt much faster than previously thought, a new study has found, and it may be "too late" to do anything about it. The findings could


