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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 11 July 2012

Europe UK Parliament’s first steps for upper House reform The House of Commons voted last night to enable a Lords reform bill to move on to the next stage of its parliamentary passage. The Bill proposes a reform to the lower ...
by Tom Dunbar
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Daily News Roundup – 4 January 2013

North America Swiss bank ceases trading after U.S fine A Swiss bank is to cease trading after pleading guilty to tax evasion in a U.S. court. Wegelin, the country’s oldest bank dating back to 1741, admitted helping U.S. citiz...
by Tom Dunbar
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 6 July 2012

North America Romney first to out-fundraise a Presidential incumbent President Obama has been the first President in US history to be outspent in a re-election campaign. This comes as the incumbent’s rival Republican, Mitt Ro...
by Tom Dunbar
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 3 SEPTEMBER 2012

Europe International uproar as Azeri Murderer released The Azeri, Ramil Safarov, has been released after being deported to Azerbaijan from Hungary, where he killed an Armenian in 2004. Local media reports say Safarov was welcom...
by Tom Dunbar
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 3 AUGUST 2012

Africa and Middle East Syria waits for UN General Assembly vote The United Nations (UN) is today voting on a resolution that will condemn efforts by the Security Council to fail in finding a solution to the Syria crisis. The vo...
by Tom Dunbar
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Daily News Roundup – 7 December 2012

Asia North Korea rocket launch: U.S. to monitor from the Pacific The United States military has deployed vessels in the Pacific to monitor the launch of a North Korean rocket later this month. In a statement, the U.S. said the ...
by Tom Dunbar
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 16 AUGUST 2012

Europe UK ‘threaten’ to storm Ecuadorian Embassy The Ecuadorian consul has accused the UK of ‘threatening’ to storm its UK embassy in a bid to arrest Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange. The UK Foreign Office has said t...
by Tom Dunbar
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 8 JULY 2012

Latin America Mexican public voice protest over Presidential election results A non-partisan protest has erupted throughout Mexico City over concerns that the newly elected President Enrique Nieto was elected under unfair condi...
by Tom Dunbar
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Daily News Roundup – 14 December 2012

Europe The Labour Party set out plans for new approach to social cohesion Ed Miliband, the leader of the UK’s opposition, has set out plans to increase integration in UK society, stating assimilation and ignorance are “wron...
by Tom Dunbar
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