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The young Ukrainian lieutenant talked back too much so his Russian jailers beat him to a pulp. He was left with "extensive ...

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The finance minister has stopped short of saying that the two countries are engaged in coordinated intervention in the ...

British voters seize the opportunity to protest against perceived failure by ministers at Westminster, rather than to choose ...

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The benchmark Kospi sank as much as 5.1%, then pared losses after the influential policy adviser clarified he wanted to tap ...