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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Bank boards in urgent need of tech-savvy directors

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          26 November 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Japanese group set to build Bangladeshi bridges

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          24 November 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Charles Li Xiaojia, the chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, addresses the Nikkei Global Management Forum on Nov. 10.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Secrets of endurance

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          19 November 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          A displacement camp for those whose land was destroyed from landslides triggered by aftershocks. (Photo by Abby Seiff)
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Labor shortage could slow earthquake reconstruction

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          16 November 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Why the U.S. must fix its broken Pakistan policy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          12 November 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and Nissan, speaks at the Tokyo Motor Show on Oct. 28.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Carmakers united in resisting Paris' merger push

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          12 November 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Rocket Internet taps nine million mobile phone users

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          10 November 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and Nissan, speaks at the Tokyo Motor Show on Oct. 28.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Carmakers mull rebalancing to counter Paris' merger push

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7 November 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          State of emergency declared for 30 days

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4 November 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Trouble brewing amid lukewarm demand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2 November 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          A cow grazes in a parched rice field in Makassar, Indonesia. (Photo by Getty Images)
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Murky politics hobble progress on climate change

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          29 October 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Coming to the table

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          29 October 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Coming to the table

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          29 October 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          A cow grazes in a parched rice field in Makassar, Indonesia. (Photo by Getty Images)
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Murky politics hobble progress on climate change

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          29 October 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          A Chinese investor uses a computer terminal to monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Global markets calm before the storm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          22 October 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Japan will serve on the U.N. Security Council in 2016-17, having last served in 2009-10.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Japan wins 11th term on Security Council

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          16 October 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Sri Lanka to seek bids for 1st urban railway project

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7 October 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Software and services rises highest in September

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7 October 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Partnership could be a blow and opportunity for Japanese farmers

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6 October 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Middle East meltdown and global risk

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1 October 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Vehicles wait outside a gas station in Kathmandu on Sept. 30. Nepal has imposed fuel rationing as it faces severe shortages of essential supplies following an unofficial blockade by India. (Photo by Deepak Adhikari)
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Southern shutdown puts onus on Kathmandu to bridge trust deficit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1 October 2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Pope Francis addresses a plenary session of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 in New York on Sept. 25.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UN summit adopts sustainable development goals

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1 October 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Investing in Bangladesh to meet growing power demand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          30 September 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          India grapples with two-front dilemma

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          28 September 2015
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Asia's growth slowing, but no need for panic, says ADB

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          24 September 2015
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