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An employee displays a gold bar at a gold refining workshop of the plant of Uralelektromed Joint Stock Company (JSC), the enterprise of Ural Mining and Metallurgical company (UMMC) in the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, outside Yekaterinburg, Oct. 17.

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Oil Prices Go Down, Russia's Gold Buying Goes Up

9:39pm December 14, 2014

by Jackie Northam

Russia, China and other emerging market countries have been buying up large quantities of gold, something governments and individuals have done for centuries during uncertain economic times.

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Cheney On Harsh Interrogation: 'I'd Do It Again In A Minute'

3:51pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The former vice president doubled down on his defense of the Bush administration's use of such techniques, calling the Senate's recent report "seriously flawed."

France's Serge Lazarevic (left) hugs French President Francois Hollande after arriving in France on Wednesday following his release.

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Mali: 4 Al-Qaida Linked Militants Swapped For French Hostage

3:35pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Mali's justice minister says Serge Lazarevic, released earlier this week, was freed as part of the deal. But Paris has refused to confirm any such agreement.

Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (seated, left) and Royal Consort Princess Srirasmi, seen during a royal ceremony last year, are now officially divorced, the palace has announced.

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Thailand's Crown Prince Divorces Amid Reports Of Palace Intrigue

3:24pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and his now ex-wife, Princess Srirasmi, have ended their 13-year marriage, the palace says.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, smiles as he places a red rosette on the name of his Liberal Democratic Party's winning candidate during ballot counting.

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Japan's Ruling Party Poised For Landslide In Snap Elections

3:19pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The victory is seen as a mandate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic overhaul plan, even as Japan has fallen back into recession in the second half of 2014.

Anti-government protesters carry the body of a demonstrator who was shot to death during clashes with the National Police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe says he will step down in response to protesters' demands.

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Haiti's Prime Minister To Step Down

3:11pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Laurent Lamothe says he will resign following violent protests in the impoverished Caribbean country. Anti-government demonstrators are angered over a long delay in holding parliamentary elections.

One of three Christmas images showing Prince George in a courtyard at Kensington Palace, central London.

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Prince George's Christmas Snapshots

3:10pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The newest member of the British royal family is seen in three new photos released by his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Ekrem Dumanli, editor-in-chief of Zaman, salutes cheering supporters as he is detained outside his office in Istanbul, on Sunday. Dumanli was one of two dozen people, including many journalists, detained in what is being described as a purge against anti-

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Turkey Launches Crackdown On Government Critics

3:08pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has rounded up two dozen journalists, television producers and police with close ties to an exiled cleric who is fiercely critical of the government.

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal (center), Peru's environment minister, applauds on Saturday after delegates to the Lima climate conference agreed on a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Nations Salvage Deal To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

3:07pm December 14, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The deal is the first-ever to require all nations to reduce emissions, but it doesn't include a mechanism to monitor compliance.

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Uber's Traffic Jammed In Netherlands, India And Spain

12:18pm December 14, 2014

Uber says it's reached 52 countries since its 2010 launch, but our number cruncher Mona Chalabi tells NPR's Rachel Martin the tally is changing as some countries try to ban the ride-sharing service.

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