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 MasterCard introduced as 1st int'l electronic payment card in Myanmar
| YANGON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- MasterCard was introduced as the first international electronic payment card in Myanmar operational with the first automatic tellers machine (ATM) installed in the countr... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Xinhua
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 ECB's Draghi urges spending cuts over tax hikes
| MILAN (Reuters) - The best way for governments to tighten up their budgets is through spending cuts rather than tax increases, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday. | "The i... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn) CNBC
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 China, Taiwan extend olive branches after Xi's promotion
| BEIJING (Reuters) - The leaders of China and long-time rival Taiwan had rare direct political contact on Thursday after Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou sent congratulatory messages to China's new and ... (photo: AP / Chiang Ying-ying, Pool) CNBC
China Photos Politics Taiwan Wikipedia: Ma Ying-jeou |
 Hillary Clinton: Pacific 'big enough for all of us'
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the Pacific "is big enough for all of us" as the United States pushes for a more visible military role across the region to counter China. | US Secretary of... (photo: AP / Dita Alangkara) The Daily Telegraph
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 Redrawing the Middle East map: Iran, Syria and the new Cold War
| As President Barak Obama resettles in the Oval Office and casts his gaze again beyond US politics, he may well be reminded that few eyes were on the ball when the Arab uprisings appeared to erupt su... (photo: AP / Na Son Nguyen) Al Jazeera
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