Meena Thiruvengadam

GlobalPost

Meena Thiruvengadam is a GlobalPost breaking news writer based in Chicago. She previously covered the financial crisis and economic news for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal in Washington, D.C. She has traveled the world reporting on high-level financial meetings and has written for newspapers, magazines and websites across the U.S.

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Obama targets pennies and nickels to trim costs

Lifestyle

Pennies and nickels cost more to make than they’re worth, and the Obama administration is looking for change.

China set to take world’s biggest gold market title from India

US weekly jobless claims fall near four-year low

Kate Middleton gives Prince William boxers for Valentine’s Day

Lifestyle

International Monetary Fund to give less to Greece in second bailout

Yelp IPO: review site set to go public at $12 to $14 a share

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Hundreds of students arrested in Sudan

Activists said Sudanese police arrested and beat hundreds of students at Khartoum’s main university Friday.

Russia toy protest goes on despite government ban

Politics

A banned toy protest was among several demonstrations staged across Russia Sunday ahead of March’s presidential election.

Explosion, gunfire in Yemen ahead of election

Explosion, gunfire comes ahead of Yemen vote to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh, its president of more than 30 years.

Steel workers occupy ArcelorMittal factory in France

Politics

The plan to install a tent village at the site.