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Cambodia's tough and wily prime minister marks 30 years in power with mixed record

NEAK LOEUNG, Cambodia – Hun Sen, Cambodia’s tough and wily prime minister, marked 30 years in power Wednesday, one of just a handful of political strongmen worldwide who have managed to cling to their posts for three decades. Since first taking up the job of prime minister at age 33, …

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Lithuania tells citizens to stay calm in handbook amid growing worries over Russian neighbor

VILNIUS, Lithuania – Lithuania’s defense ministry is advising its citizens how to react in case of war, reflecting jitters over neighboring Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and a recent increase of reported airspace violations in the Baltic region. The 98-page booklet is to be distributed next week in Lithuania, a NATO …

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Japan central bank sees growth rebounding from contraction in coming year, raises forecast

TOKYO – The Japanese central bank says the world’s third largest economy will suffer a contraction in its nearly ended current fiscal year but then rebound. The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting Wednesday without any major change to its ultra-loose monetary policy. Its massive asset purchases are injecting …

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