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The Bank of Japan's Tankan report shows that 10,500 firms have favourable outlooks higher than at any time in the past six years.
The centre-left New Majority coalition candidate, and former president, soundly beat her opponent Evelyn Matthei.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also pledged to provide assistance in the form of concessional loans to member nations that have lagged behind.
From Ankara to Jerusalem, snow and freezing rain led to flooding in many areas with residents scrambling to deal with the unexpected weather patterns.
Relief agencies have emphasised the plight of some 125,000 living in tents in 200 camps in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.
An upturn in the regional growth rate next year will depend, in part, on continued recovery in Mexico and better growth performance in Brazil.
Budget negotiators in the US Congress reached an agreement Tuesday on a two-year budget plan.
The 19,000-member MONUSCO force will also provide support to the Congolese national army, FARDC, in combating Ugandan rebels.
The US unemployment rate - at its lowest since 2008 - indicates that the economy may be wobbling it’s way firmly out of recession and into more stable recovery.
France said it will start disarming all fighters in CAR by force if necessary on Monday.
