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Verdict, protests loom for Russia's jailed punks
Aug 17th, 2012
Security is tight around a Moscow courthouse where three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot are to hear the verdict Friday in a trial that could send them to prison for seven years. (Source: Associated Press) -
LONDON (AP) - Stock markets in Europe recovered their poise Thursday despite a big retreat earlier in Asia earlier and a glitch that temporarily affected several major exchanges. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When more than 200,000 protesters took to the streets across Brazil on Monday night, they demanded a dizzying array of improvements - from halting the fast rise of prices to cleaning up government corruption. If one message stood out, it was that Brazilians are no longer willing to accept the rosy outlook t... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares inched lower and the dollar remained defensive on Monday as investors settled in to wait for the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting outcome later in the week - and some long-awaited clarity on its intentions for monetary stimulus. Wall Street fell on Friday for its third negative week in four as investors to... [Full Article]
BEIJING (AP) - The wife of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner has written an open letter to new Chinese leader Xi Jinping to protest an 11-year prison term given to her brother, the family's lawyer said Friday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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