IMF to sell 403 tonnes of gold to boost lending
The International Monetary Fund said its
executive board on Friday endorsed the sale of 403 tonnes of gold,
worth an estimated 13 billion dollars, to boost its lending
capacity, particularly to poor countries.
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Carnage in Pakistan market attack
At least 33 people have been killed and dozens
injured in a suicide car bomb attack at a village market in
north-west Pakistan, police say.The explosion is said to have taken
place at a busy intersection close to the garrison town of Kohat.
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Indian Maoists in fierce battle
A fierce gun battle between Maoist insurgents
and security forces has taken place in the central Indian state of
Chhattisgarh, police say.They say that at least seven Maoists were
killed in the fight, and one paramilitary soldier.
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