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Syria announces new currency framework, two-zero redenomination
Syria’s central bank on Sunday announced the executive instructions for introducing a new Syrian currency, launching a monetary reform that includes removing two zeros from the pound and allowing a 90 ...
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Khaleda Zia no more: Bangladesh leader whose anti-India politics strained ties with New Delhi
Bangladesh mourns former prime minister Khaleda Zia, whose long political career left a lasting imprint on the country’s domestic politics and regional relations.
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Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, dies at 80
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See how a Chinese attack on Taiwan would be Japan’s problem
A Chinese takeover of Taiwan would make the threat to Japanese territory more acute, said Yuki Tatsumi, senior director at the U.S.-based Institute for Indo-Pacific Security. “Japan will no longer have a buffer, if you will,” she said, adding that it would face direct pressure from the Chinese navy.