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  China Minsheng Investment, ABP to Invest $1.5 Billion in London Property

  Investment fund China Minsheng Investment said it plans to invest $1.5 billion into building a financial district in London alongside another Chinese developer, marking its first major overseas move in its global expansion.

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  The Things They Carry Home

  Two years after surviving a bomb attack in Iraq, the author bolted from a movie theater when an explosion occurred on-screen.

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  Chinese Taxi-Hailing Apps to Merge

  Chinese taxi-hailing apps backed by rival Internet giants Alibaba and Tencent plan to merge, the companies said.

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  World Watch: News Digest

  India’s premier pushed police in the capital to catch the culprits in a series of recent attacks on Christian houses of worship and a school, and more.

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  Despite His Troubles, Netanyahu Is Tough to Beat in Israel Vote

  Weak approval ratings, scandals, a sluggish economy and an outcry over a coming speech to the U.S. Congress aren’t preventing Benjamin Netanyahu from emerging as a favorite to win an election mandate for a fourth term.

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  Iran’s Supreme Leader Sends New Letter to Obama

  The new missive comes as the first details emerge about another letter Ayatollah Khamenei sent to the president early in his first term, in which the prospect of an accommodation with the U.S. wasn’t ruled out.

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  On the Road to Putinlandia

  Petro Poroshenko, the president of Ukraine, surveys the damage done by Russia and asks for ‘a miracle’ of U.S. arms.

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  The Last of the Arab Jews

  The insular Jewish community of Djerba, Tunisia, has weathered revolution and terrorism. Can it survive girls’ education?

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  China’s Corruption Crackdown a Boon for Lingerie

  Lingerie stores in China are seeing strong sales for their more expensive items, defying a broad drop in luxury sales in the vast Chinese market. Amid a government crackdown on conspicuous consumption, many people are instead spending money on fancy undergarments.

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  Alibaba Dealings With Chinese Regulator Draw SEC Interest

  Alibaba said the U.S. agency wants to find out about the company’s interactions with a Chinese regulator about alleged sales of fake goods.

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  Ties Deepen Between Greece and Russia

  Shared Orthodox Christianity and political sympathies have forged a bond between Moscow and the new leaders in Athens, complicating Western efforts to address problems with both governments.

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  Confucius Has Long Held Back China

  Under Confucius’s teaching, the majority of Chinese people endured 2,000 years of subsistence living, while the ruling class controlled most resources and wealth.

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  Bush, the Truth and Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction

  President Bush did not lie, but he and his administration are guilty of numerous deliberate deceptions.

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  Moody’s Raises Latvia’s Bond Rating One Notch

  Moody’s Investors Service raised Latvia’s bond rating by a notch, citing the country’s strong financial position despite regional instability brought on by Russia.

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  ISIS Troops Attack Iraqi Base Used by U.S.

  Islamic State militants wearing Iraqi military uniforms and suicide vests attacked an Iraqi air base where U.S. military advisers are training Iraq’s security forces, the most direct attack on a base used by U.S. forces since the current conflict began.