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• Yellen faces Senate grilling on Fed rate policy, transparency

  Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is expected to face pointed questions this week from U.S. lawmakers aimed at revealing details about the Fed's timing on interest rate hikes, as well as fresh scrutiny about transparency at the central bank.

• As U.S. eases hostilities, Cuba faces new challenge

  For decades, it was Cuba's first response to criticism. Poor economic performance? An obvious effect of a U.S. trade embargo that amounted to a blockade of the island nation by a bullying superpower.

• Low voter turnout could erode Japan PM Abe's call for fresh mandate

  Japanese voters, puzzled as to why Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is calling an election now and unimpressed by opposition alternatives, may shun a Dec. 14 election in record numbers.

• Porsche SE faces more legal risks from botched VW takeover

  Porsche SE (PSHG_p.DE) has warned shareholders it could be forced to return "economic benefits" from a failed takeover of Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) if former board members are convicted, the company's quarterly report said.

• China, Japan set aside isle row, paving way for leaders to meet

  China and Japan agreed on Friday to work on improving ties and signaled willingness to put a bitter row over disputed islands on the back burner, paving the way for their leaders to meet at an Asian-Pacific summit next week.

• Egypt's Sisi delivers economic reforms but hurdles remain

  In his first 100 days in office, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made a fast start on economic reform: slashing costly fuel subsidies, raising taxes and devising infrastructure projects to secure long-term revenues and ease unemployment.

• As midterms loom, Obama shifts spotlight to economy

  President Barack Obama tried on Thursday to turn the spotlight on the economy, the issue U.S. voters care about most ahead of November midterm elections, making the case that his policies have steered the country away from the brink of collapse and laid a foundation for growth.

• Obama, Modi vow to boost strategic ties, create model for world

  U.S. President Barack Obama and new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Monday to expand and deepen their countries' strategic partnership and make it a model for the rest of the world.