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Colombia has ordered the arrest of seven people accused of running a money laundering and pyramid scheme that was linked to riots and threatened to damage the economy by causing millions of dollars in lost investments.
20/11/2008
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The presidents of Peru and China have reached agreement on a free-trade pact - the latest in a raft of deals China hopes will secure access to much-need raw materials for its manufacturing industries.
20/11/2008
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Struggling US car manufacturer Ford is to sell its controlling stake in Japanese firm Mazda in a bid to raise cash and stay afloat.
19/11/2008
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China has dismissed suggestions that a meeting of Tibetan exiles may step up efforts to seek independence for their homeland, saying any such moves were "doomed to fail".
18/11/2008
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A car bomb has killed one of Israel's most prominent crime bosses in Tel Aviv, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reports.
18/11/2008
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Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, a Libyan national convicted of bombing an aeroplane flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988, has been denied bail by a Scottish court.
14/11/2008
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With Barack Obama continuing to form his new cabinet, reports in the US are suggesting that Hillary Clinton, his former Democratic rival in the US presidential race, is in the running to become the next secretary of state.
14/11/2008
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Trading at the Kuwait stock exchange has been halted following an unprecedented court order aimed at curbing the market's slide and preventing massive losses among small investors.
14/11/2008
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China's industrial output has slipped to a seven year low as the global economic slowdown continues to batter the world's fourth largest economy, eroding demand for Chinese exports and causing manufacturers to throttle back on production.
13/11/2008
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The managers of Chelsea and Liverpool went through the motions of expressing disappointment at exiting the fourth round of the Carling League Cup.
13/11/2008
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The UN has accused government troops of widespread looting and human rights abuses against civilians in several towns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
11/11/2008
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have reiterated a call for a ceasefire with government forces.
10/11/2008
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The Chinese government has announced a nearly $600bn stimulus package to boost its economy amid recession fears following the global financial crisis.
10/11/2008
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The Chinese government has said that recent talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama failed to yield any progress.
10/11/2008
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Undefeated Welshman Joe Calzaghe overcame a first-round knockdown to beat Roy Jones Jr. in a bloody, unanimous decision Saturday night, delighting a raucous crowd at Madison Square Garden in what Calzaghe claims will be his final bout.
09/11/2008
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