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Russia claims it detained CIA agent

Security service says US diplomat was captured trying to recruit a new agent, detained overnight and then handed over to embassy officials
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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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Europe's sea levels could rise by 1m

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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IEA predicts more growth in US oil supply

The impact of the shale revolution is made clear in the latest outlook by the energy watchdog, with it forecasting growth in North American supply
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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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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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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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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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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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Former HK chief graft buster faces probe

Anti-graft agency will run a criminal probe against Timothy Tong Hin-ming following revelations that he spent HK$220,000 on gifts to officials
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