Entering the 20th century just shy of $5, the next big development for the cross saw the Sterling come under pressure during World War One (1914 ... to the Shah revolution in oil-producing ...

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As democracy in Turkey collapses under the pressure of the escalating imperialist war and growing social inequality, a ...

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Prime Minister Netanyahu says he ordered the IDF to take forceful action against Hamas after the terror group refused to release more hostages, launching multiple ...

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The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

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New tremors rattled survivors of Friday’s earthquake, which killed more than 1,600 people, while the government continued its bombing campaign elsewhere in the country. By Sui-Lee Wee ...

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LONDON -- On Jan. 1, 1917, a young man from Lancashire started a diary. It might not sound like much to write home about, but the 21-year-old -- Lawrence Enderson Grimshaw -- happened to be a ...