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Alexander Besant

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Alexander Besant is a GlobalPost Breaking News Writer and freelance journalist. He is a recent graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
Business, Finance & Economics
Bailout talks delayed as Greece fails to meet conditions
Business, Finance & Economics
TransCanada to seek Keystone XL permit
Agence France-Presse
Larger-than-life Kim Jong Il statue unveiled in Pyongyang
Agence France-Presse
Chinese orphans to no longer receive generic names
Agence France-Presse
25 million tons of tsunami debris floating toward US shores
Agence France-Presse
Demonstrations intensify against Senegalese leader
Agence France-Presse
French far right leader is convicted for WWII remarks
Business, Finance & Economics
Scientists discover that goats develop ‘accents’
Agence France-Presse
New documents show FBI pressured British spy agency on Charlie Chaplin case
Agence France-Presse
Muslim Brotherhood threatens Israel peace treaty
Agence France-Presse
Rights group outraged at evictions in Azerbaijan on the heels of Eurovision 2012
Business, Finance & Economics
Iceland’s debt rating gets a bump on strong recovery
Business, Finance & Economics
Iran cuts off crude oil exports to Britain and France
Business, Finance & Economics
Wynn Resorts cuts ties with its largest shareholder after bribery accusations
Agence France-Presse
News Corp. launches its new Sunday tabloid despite ongoing scandal
Agence France-Presse
UK to overhaul border agency after scandal
Business, Finance & Economics
Scientists grow plant from 30,000-year-old fruit
Business, Finance & Economics
South Sudan halves budget after oil shutdown
Agence France-Presse
Pakistan will ask Interpol for help in arresting Musharraf
Business, Finance & Economics
BlackBerry tablet gets needed upgrade after sales flop
Business, Finance & Economics
Giant cyclone swirls beneath the sea off African coast
Agence France-Presse
Strauss-Kahn released from jail after two days of questioning over prostitution ring
Business, Finance & Economics
Scientists claim to find the deepest dwelling land animal in a cave
Conflict
Guantanamo detainee reaches plea deal with prosecutors
Business, Finance & Economics
P&G to cut 5,700 jobs in massive restructuring
Business, Finance & Economics
Migrating birds not adjusting to climate change, study says
Agence France-Presse
Hugo Chavez leaves Venezuela for surgery in Cuba
Business, Finance & Economics
Japan’s ‘Madoff’ moment after asset firm loses billions in pensions
Agence France-Presse
Lesbians arrested in Cameroon for homosexual acts
Agence France-Presse
Argentina turns away British cruise ships after Falkland Island docking
Business, Finance & Economics
Xena: Warrior Princess actress arrested for Greenpeace stunt
Business, Finance & Economics
Keystone XL pipeline to move forward in US south
Conflict
Somali radio journalist gunned down in Mogadishu
Business, Finance & Economics
Mount Everest becoming unclimbable due to climate change
Business, Finance & Economics
Virgin Galactic to launch test flight by the end of the year
Business, Finance & Economics
Navy fires first electromagnetic railgun in test (VIDEO)
Politics
Francois Hollande, French Socialist leader, visits sixth biggest French city: London
Business, Finance & Economics
Tokyo tower becomes the world’s tallest
Agence France-Presse
FIFA opens investigation after Bahrain’s 10-0 win over Indonesia (VIDEO)
Business, Finance & Economics
Zynga launches website for gamers away from Facebook
Business, Finance & Economics
Ocean acidity speeding up with dangerous consequences, say researchers
Agence France-Presse
Spanish village approves marijuana crops to raise revenue
Business, Finance & Economics
Yelp shares soar on first day of trading
Agence France-Presse
Obama phones Georgetown student Limbaugh called a “slut”
Business, Finance & Economics
A loonie idea? Iceland considers adopting Canadian dollar
Business, Finance & Economics
Spider silk violin strings created by researcher in Japan.
Business, Finance & Economics
Swiss law seeks to stem US tax evaders
Agence France-Presse
Attorney General defends killing of American citizen in speech
Agence France-Presse
Malawi president blames unrest on aid groups and foreign donors
Politics
UN meets access to drinking water goal ahead of schedule
Politics
Global poverty in decline, says World Bank report
Business, Finance & Economics
Greece’s six major banks agree to bond-swap deal
Lifestyle
John Lennon suffered from eating disorders, new book claims
Agence France-Presse
Moldova passes law for mandatory castration of child sex abusers
Agence France-Presse
Kony 2012 campaign criticized for dumbing down conflict
Business, Finance & Economics
Gorilla DNA closer to humans than thought say researchers
Business, Finance & Economics
Chimps use “policing” to maintain social order say scientists
Agence France-Presse
Pat Robertson urges decriminalization of pot, and more prayer
Agence France-Presse
British and Italian hostages killed in a failed rescue attempt in Nigeria
Business, Finance & Economics
Hong Kong dentist helping to uncover the mysteries of the Pyramids