- China – new visa requirements;
- Czech Republic – a vote about the government’s existence;
- Ecuador – the irony of the asylum for WikiLeaks founder Assange;
- India – relaxed rules for overseas borrowing;
- Japan – an unexpected trade deficit;
- Romania – President Basescu can stay in office;
- Tajikistan – a minor civil war has come to an end.
Other countries listed in the report are: ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREECE, NETHERLANDS, NIGERIA, THAILAND, and TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
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