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Chinese activist Chen flies to the US
Departure of Chen and his family brings to an end the worst diplomatic spat between Beijing and Washington in over a decade

Spain hit by rise in bad bank loans
Value of bad loans held by banking sector increased a third during the past year to ?148bn and accounted for 8.4% of their entire loan portfolios

Brazil stimulus fails to raise growth
Contraction makes Brazil?s growth second slowest in Latin America and comes as Asia?s major emerging markets, China and India, are also decelerating

President plays up image as ?Mr Normal?
New French president seeks to fulfil his promise to voters after the ?bling-bling? image of his unpopular predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy

Moderate Islamist aims to heal Egypt?s rifts
Aboul Fotouh?s critics, and even some supporters, say that by seeking to appeal to all the major constituencies he has failed to satisfy any of them

Obama ground forces braced for air war
President?s team says massive grassroots campaign will be needed to withstand bombardment of negative attack ads from Romney and super-Pacs

Osaka mayor has old guard running scared
The blunt nationalist, who has divided opinion, will have to get things done in his city if he is to retain the backing of Japanese voters

China jails leader of smuggling ring
China has jailed Lai Changxing, its most notorious fugitive, for life after finding him guilty of smuggling and bribing regional officials

Jordan worries Syrian crisis could undermine stability
Amman has pointedly refused to back either President Bashar al-Assad?s regime or the rebels seeking its overthrow

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