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From GLOBAL ECONOMY 7:09pm

G20 shuns US on trade and currencies

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World leaders set loose timetable and ‘indicative guidelines’

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Axing of RDAs ‘Maoist’, admits Cable

Concern UK could lose millions in European aid

From WORLD 3:12pm

EU ministers move to calm bond markets

Ireland’s Lenihan welcomes pledge easing fears for current debtholders

Mohamed El-Erian Irish crisis needs response
Bank of Ireland warns of 40% drop in profits
Irish contagion hits wider eurozone

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China and eurozone worries rattle investors

Euro recovers after soothing words on Irish debt

From COMPANIES 3:38pm

Rolls-Royce identifies cause of engine fire

Aerospace group warns incident will affect profit growth

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From WORLD 6:50pm

Tehran’s offer of fresh nuclear talks accepted

Lady Ashton rejects Iranian call to hold meeting in Turkey

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Suu Kyi faces profound challenges in Burma

Veteran pro-democracy campaigner expected to be released

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Facebook prepares for expansion drive

Speculation grows that site set to launch e-mail system

Twitter protest over ‘joke’ clampdown
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From WORLD 5:43pm

Eurozone trails UK and US as growth falters

GDP data intensify pressure on weakest economies

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‘Masterpiece’ was made in China’s Imperial Palace

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Philip Gordon, US assistant secretary for Europe, says Obama has not downgraded Europe

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World leaders set loose timetable and ‘indicative guidelines’

Concern UK could lose millions in European aid

Ireland’s Lenihan welcomes pledge easing fears for current debtholders

Euro recovers after soothing words on Irish debt

Aerospace group warns incident will affect profit growth

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GDP data intensify pressure on weakest economies

‘Masterpiece’ was made in China’s Imperial Palace

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