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Record Asian market falls in 2008

added on 2008-12-31 12:30:42 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Asian shares see record falls in 2008 as the financial turmoil and economic slowdown ends the stock market boom. ...more.

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Eurozone virgin

added on 2008-12-31 08:00:43 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Slovakia sees euro as a vital shield in times of turmoil ...more.

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Argentine builders strike oil - olive oil, that is - in a Spanish galleon

added on 2008-12-31 05:00:42 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Construction workers in Argentina find oil - of the olive variety - as they unearth a colonial-era Spanish ship believed to be 250 years old. ...more.

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Vegetable oil tested on NZ flight

added on 2008-12-31 04:00:41 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

A New Zealand passenger plane successfully completes a two-hour test flight partly powered by vegetable oil. ...more.

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Sick Yukos official freed on bail

added on 2008-12-31 02:30:43 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

An ailing former executive of Russia's Yukos oil firm is freed after posting a £1.2m bail, his lawyers say. ...more.

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Zimbabwe charges on 'toilet bomb'

added on 2008-12-30 14:00:43 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Five Zimbabwe opposition officials are accused of bombing a police kitchen and a nearby toilet. ...more.

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Gazprom sees profits jump by 85%

added on 2008-12-30 13:00:41 (BBC News - News Front Page)

Russian gas giant Gazprom reports a solid rise in profits and sales amid record gas and oil prices in the first half of the year. ...more.

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Firms to pipe Burma oil to China

added on 2008-12-29 13:00:41 (BBC News - News Front Page)

Burma signs a deal with Korean and Indian firms to pipe gas to China, despite complaints from rights activists. ...more.

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Hello police?... My pizza has the wrong topping

added on 2008-12-28 14:30:40 (BBC News - News Front Page)

A priest angry at not being allowed to use a toilet and a woman complaining about Strictly Come Dancing are just two of many "frivolous" calls made to police in Manchester. ...more.

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