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Egypt Requests $2 Billion Russian Loan as Mursi Meets Putin

Egypt requested a $2 billion loan from Russia during a meeting between President Mohamed Mursi and his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Egyptian Industry and Trade Minister Hatem Saleh said.

N. Korea’s Retro Propaganda Calls U.S. Boiled Pumpkin

The former president of South Korea is a “rat,” Hillary Clinton is a “funny lady” who is “by no means intelligent” and the U.S. mainland is “similar to a boiled pumpkin.”

Stalin Splits Georgia as Statues Smashed, Anger Grows

Even mass murderers have their fans.

PepsiCo CEO Taps Cold War Hero to Seal Latest Russian Takeover

Don Kendall made a name for himself by giving Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev his first taste of Pepsi. The 89-year-old former PepsiCo Inc. chief executive officer can also take some credit for the company’s latest move in Russia -- the takeover of Wimm-Bill-Dann Dairy & Juice Co.

Van Cliburn, U.S. Pianist, Dies at 78

Van Cliburn, the pianist from Texas whose triumph in a 1958 Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow united Americans and Russians in appreciation of his artistry, providing a brief thaw in the Cold War, has died. He was 78.

Taylor: Berlin Wall’s Lesson for Barrier-Builders

It was a chilly night for high summer in Berlin 50 years ago tomorrow, and it took East German Communists only about five hours to divide one of Europe’s grandest cities neatly in two.

Will 2013 Mark the Beginning of American Decline?

“A modest man,” Winston Churchill supposedly quipped about Clement Attlee, his successor as prime minister, “but then he has so much to be modest about.” We should say the same about economists, particularly their ability to forecast anything in a useful and timely manner.

Netanyahu Bomb Joins Castro Chickens in UN Theater of Absurd

The annual United Nations General Assembly in New York has long been a magnet for world leaders great and small, so it’s hosted some performances that are memorable more for entertainment value than for their import.

Berlin Wall, Cold War Return to Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie is once again home to the Berlin Wall and the Cold War. Two new attractions aim to cater for tourists hungry for information about the historic site at the heart of the German capital.

Russia Approves PepsiCo Acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann

The Russian government gave its approval today for PepsiCo Inc. to buy a controlling stake in the Wimm-Bill-Dann Dairy & Juice Co., one of Russia’s leading producers of juice and dairy products, for $3.8 billion.

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European Stocks Are Little Changed Before U.S. Data, Fed

Dollar Strengthens as Bunds Drop With Gilts on Fed

Most Asian Share Markets Advance Before Fed Meeting

Yen Weakens Against Dollar Before Fed Meeting; Aussie Declines

G-8 Leaders See Worst Over for World Economy After Summit