Abraaj Capital’s ASAS fund makes first acquisition
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IDSC launches online commodities index
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African refugees being held captive by smugglers, says Sinai source
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A confederal solution for Palestine
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Thinking the unthinkable in Europe
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Alternatives to austerity
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The dissident and the Mahatma
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Coens part ways with Wayne in their ‘True Grit’
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China’s Zhang says Bale to star in Nanjing project
By Gillian Wong/ AP Christian Bale will star in Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou's…