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Afghanistan: Run on Kabul Bank Shakes a Fragile Economy (Time.com)

September 6th, 2010

Time.com - The government insists there is no reason for anxiety but the depositors outside Afghanistan’s largest bank are implacable. They want their money back

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Ponzi scheme shakes West African nation of Benin (AP)

September 1st, 2010

AP - More than a hundred thousand people in the tiny West African nation of Benin have lost their savings in a Ponzi scheme run by a now-defunct company that…

5.7 quake shakes Iran (AP)

July 30th, 2010

AP - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.

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British govt. shakes up banking regulations (AFP)

June 16th, 2010

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne attends the Lord Mayor's dinner for the Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at Mansion House in London.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Britain has unveiled sweeping changes to its system of financial regulation, handing more power to the Bank of England (BoE) and abolishing the framework set up by the…

Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan (AP)

June 13th, 2010

AP - A strong earthquake rattled northern Japan on Sunday, and authorities said no tsunami was expected in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

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