Sanctions have shown that currency reserves accumulated by central banks can be taken away. With China taking note, this may reshape geopolitics, economic management and even the international role of the U.S. dollar.

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President Nicolas Maduro is proposing taking over protected land and turning small towns into the nation’s first “communal city.”

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There are fears the world's largest transport plane has been destroyed during fighting in Ukraine.

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A Kremlin-controlled Ukraine would transform Europe.

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Nearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told.

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it is possible to feel better than you think

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