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A thawing of Iranian and US relations

The big thaw in the frigid relations between Iran and the US - is it really underway?

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New York Steals Alibaba for IPO

The Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba gets ready to float on the New York Stock Exchange

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Climate Change: Too Little Too Late?

What effect has the effort to address climate change had on the developing world?

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US braces for possible government shutdown

US politicians have the weekend to strike a deal to stop a shutdown of public services.

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Last Hours Before US Shutdown

The US government appears to be on the brink of a partial shutdown. How long will it last?

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Counting the cost of the US shutdown

The world's most powerful nation has effectively shut down part of its government.

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Shedding light on the Dark Web

What the arrest of the Silk Road website founder says about attitudes to the Dark Web.

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Day 4 of the Great American Shutdown

The great American shutdown goes on. We hear from those who are going without pay.

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African migrants drown fleeing poverty

Why so many are keen to flee a continent perceived to be on its way up?

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US shutdown - the Republican stance

Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga defends his party's hard-line stance on the US budget

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Yellen to be Next Head of US Federal Reserve

President Obama is set to nominate Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US central bank

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Janet Yellen nominated as Next Federal Reserve Chair

President Obama nominates Janet Yellen as the next head of the Federal Reserve

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Deal or no deal?

Politicians in the US start talking about raising the debt ceiling

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Business Matters: Shutdown Effects

The real effects of the US shutdown

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US Debt Crisis Talks

Talks to solve the deadlock over the US debt crisis end with 'tremendous' progress

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US Lawmakers Debate a Fresh Deal to Avoid Default

Are we edging closer to a deal or is debt default now inevitable in the US?

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US Senate Passes Budget Deal

US Senate has agreed a cross-party bill to raise the debt limit and reopen government.

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Fallout from the US Debt Crisis

We're in Mississippi with a special report after a deal to end the US government shutdown

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Brazil's Oil Boom Backlash

Oil workers strike over exploration rights auction. Plus the cafe stunt to promote a film

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Facebook Allows Decapitation Videos

Stephen Balkam CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute reacts to Facebook's new policy

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Corruption in Construction

Why backhanders and bribery are rife in many parts of the world according to a new study

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Six Months After Rana Plaza in Bangladesh

What has changed in the garment industry in Bangladesh six months on from Rana Plaza?

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Merkel Hits Out Over Spying

France and Germany call for talks with the US to try to resolve a dispute over US spying

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JP Morgan handed $5.1bn fine

The US banking giant agrees a settlement over the sale of mortgage-backed securities.

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US Snooping on Spanish Phonecalls

We talk to one of the EU delegation heading to Washington to address US surveillance.

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Argentina's Media Monopoly Crackdown

Will Argentina's law that stops anyone owning too much of the media restrict free speech?

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Bankruptcy of a 'Brazilionaire'

Brazil's top tycoon enters bankruptcy protection. A sign of Brazil's bubble bursting?

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British PM in Transparent Tax Move

David Cameron plans to shine the spotlight on owners of 'shell' companies in tax havens

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More banks caught up in growing currency scandal

Citigroup and Barclays confirm they're being probed over alleged currency manipulation

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Huge insider trading fine for SAC

Powerful hedge fund manager Stephen Cohen to pay $1.8 billion on insider trading charges

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