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The Economist: After Damascus, Lagos is the worst global city to live in

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister publication of The Economist of London, says Lagos, is the worst global city to live anywhere in the world — after Damascus in

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I’m ready to negotiate, says Assad

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria says his government is ready to negotiate on “everything” in the proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan. Assad made the remarks in comments to French media

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Al-Assad sworn in as Syria’s president for third term

Bashar al-Assad has been sworn in for a new seven-year term as president of Syria after an election victory that underlined his grip on power more than three years into

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