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Widow of murdered Russian spy blames Russian govt for slaying of opposition leader Nemtsov

LONDON – The widow of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko thinks the Russian government may have been involved in the murder of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Marina Litvinenko told BBC Radio on Sunday she thinks Nemtsov’s slaying Friday night in Moscow seems to have been the Russian government’s way …

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French president to make historic trip to Cuba amid improving ties

PARIS – President Francois Hollande will travel to Cuba in May in the first such trip by a French head of state. The visit comes as President Barack Obama is increasing U.S. ties with Cuba, and the Caribbean island is gradually opening up after decades of communist rule. Hollande’s office …

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German finance minister denies that Germany has modelled a Greek exit from euro

DAVOS, Switzerland – Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, has denied reports that the country has modelled a potential Greek exit — the so-called “Grexit” — from the 19-country eurozone. Speaking at a panel Friday at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, Schaeuble said “we don’t model …

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