John Key said this week that the government will sell some state assets after the next elections. He listed four energy companies: Solid Energy which is a coal company, and three electricity companies Meridian Energy, Genesis and Mighty River Power.

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The latest offensive by the Taliban on Afghanistan's government infrastructure has taken place in a province adjacent to the national capital. Authorities say in the extended battle in Logar province at least two policemen and four of the assailants

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Russia's government is pledging an additional $20 billion to help stabilize domestic financial markets, as trading remains suspended for the second day amid punishing declines in stock prices. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Preside

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 30 August 2007 A rebel group in Darfur says Sudanese government forces have launched new attacks in western Darfur despite claims from Khartoum that its troops have stood down in the troubled region for several days. Nick Wadh

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 May 2006 The government of Burundi and the country's remaining rebel group are to meet Monday for peace talks in Tanzania. The National Liberation Forces rebel group is the last holdout against efforts to end Burundi's c

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By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 20 January 2006 The government of Nepal has imposed a dawn to dusk curfew across the capital and put opposition leaders under house arrest to stop an anti-government rally

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 26 May 2008 Burma's assurances that it will allow in international relief workers are being put to the test as aid agencies await visas for workers seeking to help victims of Cyclone Nargis. Skeptics are questioning whether Bu

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 May 2007 Thousands of North Korean defectors have made the dangerous and illegal journey to South Korea by way of China in the past 10 years. When they arrive, they often encounter adjustment difficulties in a place that looks

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 29 October 2007 Rebels in Darfur say Sudan's government launched attacks in the troubled region along the border with Chad the same day that it announced a cease-fire at peace talks in Libya. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairo

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 February 2007 Uganda's parliament on Tuesday approved sending 1,500 peacekeepers to Somalia. Faced with a worsening security situation in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the country's prime minister says a robust peacekeeping

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By Edward Yeranian Cairo 09 November 2009 Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri (file photo) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced the formation of a new Lebanese government late Monday following weeks of bickering and a five month

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 March 2007 The new Palestinian national unity government has been sworn in, after it was overwhelmingly approved by parliament Saturday. The ruling Islamic militant group Hamas now begins to share power with the rival an

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By Anita Elash Paris 18 May 2007 Newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named his new government. It's a much smaller cabinet than before, and half the jobs went to women. Anita Elash reports for VOA from Paris. Ever since his election as

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 15 March 2006 The latest sectarian violence in Iraq has raised questions about the future of the U.S. mission to establish a secure and democratic country, three years after

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 14 March 2008 In a fresh sign that militant Muslim fighters in Somalia have adopted tactics used by the al-Qaida terror network, Somalia's radical Islamist Shabab group has beheaded three government soldiers guarding a road nort

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By Sean Maroney Islamabad 15 October 2009 Pakistani police commandos rush to a police training school, stormed by terrorists in Lahore, 15 Oct 2009 Pakistani officials say five attacks on government sites across the country have killed at least 39 p

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Somalia's U.N.-backed government has dismissed an ultimatum issued by the country's al-Shabab extremist group for government forces to surrender their weapons within five days. Somali leaders are counting on the arrival of more African Union peaceke

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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has criticized moves to seek a royal pardon for exiled leader Thaksin Shinawatra. The campaign comes soon after by-election victories by pro-Thaksin politicians. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday said t

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 13 March 2008 High on the list of tasks for Kenya's proposed power-sharing government will be an overhaul of the country's constitution, viewed by many as an outdated document that has contributed to political instability. Sev

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By Edward Yeranian Cairo 11 October 2009 There appears to be no immediate let-up in the latest eight week old escalation of the off and on five year conflict between the Yemeni government and Zaidi Shi'ite rebels in the northern province of Saada. B

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