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Russia arrests alleged CIA recruiter

Russia's security service says US diplomat in a wig was captured trying to recruit an agent, detained overnight and handed over to embassy officials
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Obama hits out at 'inexcusable' IRS actions

FBI opens a criminal investigation into conduct of the IRS staff, as controversies threaten to overwhelm Obama administration's policy agenda
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Europe's sea levels could rise by a metre

The findings of a four-year study shed new light on the effects of continental ice loss and on how different parts of the world would be affected
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Arctic Council to rule on China status

China, India and Japan are among those seeking to join the main body involved in setting the rules for the future development of the polar region
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OECD warns of rising inequality

Poverty and inequality in developed countries is set to increase as governments focus on cutting debt and borrowing, the Paris-based group says
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Struggling France aims to shake off gloom

A 'morosité' among businesses and households is forecast to weigh on quarterly GDP data, which economists expect will contract by at least 0.1%
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Indignados focus on workaday survival

With more than 6m unemployed, and 1.9m households without breadwinner, economic struggle is seen as more important than political activism
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Cooler China-N Korea ties hit border town

Slowdown in cross-border trade is affecting businesses in the city of Dandong as Beijing applies intense financial pressure on Pyongyang
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Internet sales flourish in Nigeria

Amazon-style websites enjoy early success catering to emerging middle class, helped by Nigeria's infrastructure challenges and lack of quality stores
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Asia set for cash influx from Abenomics

Japan stimulus set to force its investors to look overseas but Asian countries already struggling with soaring asset prices and explosion of lending
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