Tory leader prepares to signal a break from his 'age of austerity' rhetoric, by telling a business audience that the first Budget of an incoming Conservative government would 'go for growth'
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Police and suspected dissident Irish republicans exchanged gunfire in Northern Ireland at the weekend leading to four arrests. In a separate attack, two men drove through security gates at the police board's headquarters in Belfast abandoning a 400lb bomb
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US unemployment is likely to peak at about 10.5 per cent and may not start to come down until the summer of 2010, according to Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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The outcome of the first round of Romania's presidential elections means Traian Basescu, the centre-right incumbent, and Mircea Geoana, his Social Democrat challenger, will face off in a second round in two weeks
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Unlike Herman Van Rompuy, whose 2½-year term as president of the European Council starts only in January, Lady Ashton will take over half of her new job as soon as the Lisbon reform treaty enters into force on December 1
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The Danish government announced this weekend that leaders of most of the world's biggest economies were planning to attend, including the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Japan, Australia, Brazil and Indonesia
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President Barack Obama's mission to reform US healthcare vaulted another legislative hurdle over the weekend, but the scramble to secure his own party's votes sheds light on the messy compromises that may be needed to get it to the finish line
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Critics say the visit will lend legitimacy to Tehran as it faces intense international pressure led by the US over its nuclear ambitions and alleged support for terrorism
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Socialist deputies will not return until government agrees to partial recount of votes cast in June election
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Sixteen miners remain trapped after a gas explosion in Hegang in Heilongjiang province
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Attempt to revive good relations amid concerns that India has slipped down on the US priority list
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A broad healthcare overhaul was poised to clear its first US Senate hurdle as the last wavering senators said they would vote to begin debate on the legislation, giving Democrats the 60 votes they need
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Britain should withdraw its army from Germany so it can take on "expeditionary roles" elsewhere under a strategic Nato overhaul, the British opposition defence spokesman said
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Russian president Dmitry Medvedev harshly criticised Russia's hegemonic United Russia political party for allowing dirty election practices at the party's annual congress in St Petersburg, saying it must 'get rid of bad political habits'
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The top three US credit ratings agencies are accused of 'wreaking havoc' on US financial markets by providing inflated ratings and costing state funds hundreds of millions of dollars
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The surprise announcement of tougher standards for asset-backed securities used as collateral highlights how far the bank is planning its 'exit strategy' to dismantle measures taken after last year's collapse of Lehman Brothers
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As training for 36 officials begins in the US, questions about political goals remain
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Michel Barnier, former French foreign minister, is set to be put in charge of the EU's single market, in a contentious move that followed a night of political horse-trading over top jobs in Brussels
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Dubai has removed the high-profile governor of the Dubai International Financial Center as a political power struggle caused by the emirate's financial troubles continues to build
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Barack Obama faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform Saturday evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislation
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Germany's new finance minister has echoed Chinese warnings about the growing threat of fresh global asset price bubbles, fuelled by low US interest rates and a weak dollar
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Chinese brides, who value platinum partly because it goes so well with a white wedding dress, are on course to snap up enough of the metal to make up for a fall in demand from the auto components industry
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A bond between president and the secretary of state helps when it comes to executing foreign policy. While Mrs Clinton's relationship with Mr Obama is cordial, one would be hard-pressed to call them buddies
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The race to secure senior jobs in the next European Commission has intensified with the big member states keen to secure the most important economic dossiers
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The region faces a difficult balancing act between development and conservation
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