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Shinzo Abe toasts to good fortune
Japan’s prime minister to address New York Stock Exchange

Shinzo Abe will address the New York Stock Exchange today, as he continues a five-day…

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Wednesday, September 20

KIEV FIGHTS BACK Ukraine seeks international military assistance Today, Ukrainian President Poroshenko will give a…

Janet Yellen and her Federal Reserve colleagues will review monetary policy settings today
Federal Reserve to review monetary policy settings

Today the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee will publicly announce whether or not it…

Iraqi security forces will launch an offensive to retake Hawija from ISIS
Anti-ISIS forces in Iraq to launch Hawija offensive

Iraqi and Kurdish forces are scheduled to launch an offensive on the city of Hawija…

Jon Huntsman Bows Out Of Presidential Race
Trump’s Russian ambassador pick Jon Huntsman appears before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Jon Huntsman will come before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, launching his confirmation process. Although…

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi will address the nation on the Rohingya crisis today
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the nation on the Rohingya crisis

Aung San Suu Kyi will address her majority Buddhist country today on the forced displacement of the…

The 72nd UN General Assembly convenes today
Trump addresses leaders at UN as nuclear weapon ban treaty dawns

The 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will convene today in New…

The 72nd UN General Assembly convenes today
Tuesday, September 19

TACKLING THE BOMB Trump addresses leaders at UN as nuclear weapon ban treaty dawns The…

Cars stuck in traffic on Germany’s autobahn
German investor confidence report to measure auto industry jitters

ZEW, an economic research centre, will release its latest measure of investor confidence in the…

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The German federal election: a tale of two Europeans

It’s back to the future when it comes to the Bundestag’s likely post-election composition.