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IMF ex-chief Strauss-Kahn Released on Bail

NEW YORK, July 1 (Xinhua) — Prosecutors agreed on Friday to release the former head of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn,...

Nicolas Sarkozy Nearly Knocked to the Ground by Assailant

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S_Y_QH8bAw&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] A man in a crowd grabbed Nicolas Sarkozy by the shoulder on Thursday and nearly knocked him to the ground before...

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Lagarde is First IMF Woman Chief, Carstens Bows out

Jiang Xufeng, Liu Lina WASHINGTON, June 28 (Xinhua) — French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was appointed managing director of the International Monetary...

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General Assembly appoints Ban as UN Chief for Second Term

UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (Xinhua) — The UN General Assembly on Tuesday appointed Ban Ki-moon as the UN secretary-general for a second...

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Lagarde, Carstens Shortlisted for Top IMF job, Fischer Bows out

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Xinhua) — French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens have been shortlisted for the...