Afghanistan, Iraq among the world's most corrupt BERLIN - Afghanistan and Iraq, countries that receive billions of dollars a year in international support, are among the world's most corrupt nations, a watchdog group said in a report released Tuesday. Russian gas cutoff energizes nuclear comeback Milan, Italy - Europe's natural gas crisis is causing a nuclear fallout of sorts. U.S., China kick off global round of rate cuts NEW YORK - The United States and China kicked off what is likely to be a global round of interest rate cuts, part of a barrage of measures deployed around the world to fight a deep economic slowdown.
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