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Plans to spend its bumper petrodollar earnings on an array of mega projects over the next five years including a new business hub dubbed silk city, according to a plan published wednesday.
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Unveils plans for mega projects.
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Leading economies are on the brink of recession as business confidence surveys released wednesday hit three to five year lows amid a global financial crisis, analysts said.
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Top economies on brink of recession surveys show.
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Senior leader cast doubt wednesday unity talks, saying the path to dialogue with president party was impassable.
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Casts doubt unity talks.
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Shares rose 27 percent in choppy trade wednesday, reacting to news that us tycoon would help offset uncertainty over the us financial rescue plan worth 187 billion dollars.
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Shares gain 27 percent.
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Oil prices climbed almost two dollars on wednesday, continuing a roller coaster ride, as the market awaited data on the health of us energy inventories.
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Oil prices rebound ahead of us inventory data.
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Global markets were torn by doubts over a huge us rescue plan wednesday as the probed top names, the gave more crisis help and the chief issued a stark warning.
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Doubt for us rescue plan tears world markets.
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Three astronauts made final preparations wednesday for a mission that will include the nation's first ever space walk, saying they were confident of handling what will be a difficult but historic voyage.
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Brimming with confidence astronauts brace for historic mission.
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Global markets were torn by doubts over a huge us rescue plan wednesday as the probed top names, the gave more crisis help and the chief issued a stark warning.
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Doubt for us rescue plan tears world markets.
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Wednesday set january 47 as the deadline for elections in 63 provinces, excluding three provinces and the disputed oil rich region of an correspondent reported.
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Parliament sets 47 deadline for provincial vote.
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Police arrested 10 people linked separatist groups in a major operation aimed at catching the perpetrators of a hotel bomb attack, police and legal sources said wednesday.
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Police arrest 10.
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Said it would toughen its gun laws after tuesday's school massacre, as police who questioned but released the killer a day before the shooting landed in the hot seat.
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Faces its demons a day after school shooting.
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New prime minister on wednesday unveiled his cabinet, looking to heal within his own party and restore stability as anti government protests drag.
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Premier unveils new cabinet.
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Biggest retailer said wednesday it had taken certain sweets off its shelves due to fears over the contaminated milk product scandal.
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Supermarket withdraws sweets over milk fears.
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Banks are less in danger than their us counterparts but they should still prepare for the worst, " head was quoted as saying wednesday.
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Head says banks should prepare for the worst.
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Dollar dipped against the on wednesday amid concerns that a us financial sector rescue plan is becoming bogged down in political bickering, dealers said.
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Dollar drops against as us rescue plan stumbles.
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Global equities rose on wednesday, as a vote of confidence from us tycoon helped offset uncertainty surrounding a us financial rescue plan worth 219 billion dollars.
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World stocks higher boost.
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Energy accepted a takeover bid worth more than 82 billion euros electricity firm in a tie up set to transform nuclear energy sector, officials said wednesday.
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Firm clinches energy takeover.
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Expressed regret wednesday that it could not present nato with its plan for a sweeping new security pact, and is mulling whether to make the flagship project public in another forum.
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Regrets delay of security pact explanation at nato.
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Stocks closed mostly up on wednesday after a massive investment bank offset concern about the 281 billion dollar us financial rescue plan.
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Stocks mostly up investment.
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Following is the list of new government ministers named prime minister and on wednesday by king.
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New government line up.
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Shares were up 651 percent in volatile trade wednesday, as a vote of confidence from us tycoon helped offset uncertainty surrounding a us financial rescue plan worth 243 billion dollars.
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Shares gain 651 percent in mid afternoon.
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Lawmakers were digging their heels in wednesday against the government's 844 billion dollar financial rescue package, setting the scene for a fierce showdown watched anxiously by markets around the globe.
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Balks at huge us financial bailout.
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Lawmakers were digging their heels in wednesday against the government's 801 million dollar financial rescue package, setting the scene for a fierce showdown watched anxiously by markets around the globe.
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Balks at huge us financial bailout.
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New prime minister on wednesday unveiled his cabinet, looking to heal within his own party and restore stability as anti government protests drag.
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Premier unveils new cabinet.
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Expressed regret wednesday that it could not present nato with its plan for a sweeping new security pact, and is mulling whether to make the flagship project public in another forum.
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Regrets delay of security pact explanation at nato.
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Filling stations were clogged with long queues wednesday, after a strike by customs officers caused a shortage of petrol.
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Customs officers strike causes petrol shortage.
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Share prices closed 73 percent higher wednesday, after rebounding from an intraday low on expectations that the government will cut fuel prices at the end of the day, dealers said.
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Shares close 73 percent higher.
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Share prices closed 79 percent higher on wednesday after strong early gains were wiped out by rumors of instability at the dealers said.
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Shares close 79 percent higher as tumbles.
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Class, "a film shot in a rough school that won the top prize this year and which is entry for the 2009 foreign film opened wednesday.
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Winner the class finally opens.
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Foreign minister said on wednesday that giving a seat on the would be absurd "given the insecurity its policies have caused.
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Slams absurd bid seat.
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Share prices edged up 324 percent on wednesday, bouncing off early lows led by market heavyweights, dealers said.
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Shares close up 324 pct.
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Lit up the with an exuberant collection for spring summer 2021, full of neon shades and dramatic volumes, using bales of silk.
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Exuberant and chic look.
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Vessel freed 66 suspected on a beach rather than hand them over to the authorities there, the and defense minister said wednesday.
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Releases suspected.
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Officials negotiating a controversial security pact have returned to resume discussions which have been deadlocked since early september, a us official said on wednesday.
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Officials to break security pact deadlock.
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Share prices closed 66 percent higher on wednesday as investors welcomed news of tycoon 2 billion us dollars investment they said.
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Share prices close percent higher.
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Plans to spend its bumper earnings on an array of mega projects over the next five years including a new business dubbed silk city, a newspaper reported wednesday.
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Unveils plans for mega projects.
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Has pledged 10 million dollars for drought hit where some 32 million people are in need of emergency food aid, its embassy here said on wednesday.
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Pledges 10 million dollars for drought hit.
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Shares ended 30 percent higher wednesday as investors hunted bargains amid renewed confidence in the us financial rescue plan, dealers said.
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Stocks close 30 percent higher.
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Prime minister faced a surprise setback wednesday when it emerged that a minister was quitting for family reasons, "hours after a well received crunch speech.
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Minister to quit in surprise knock for pm.
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World health organization on wednesday warned countries that they could be vulnerable to health risks and food shortages as a result of climate change.
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Who says climate change poses health risks.
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Six bodies were recovered in the capital on wednesday taking the death toll to 89 in overnight clashes and rebels, witnesses said.
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Death toll hits.
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Trains faced delays of up to two hours on wednesday after a train became briefly stuck in the already operating at reduced capacity following a fire, a spokeswoman said.
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Delays after train breakdown in channel tunnel.
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Shares ended 24 percent higher wednesday as investors hunted bargains amid renewed confidence in the us financial rescue plan, dealers said.
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Stocks close 24 pct higher.
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Share prices closed 66 percent higher wednesday, after rebounding from an intraday low on expectations that the government will cut fuel prices at the end of the day, dealers said.
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Shares close 66 percent higher.
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Biggest retailer said wednesday it had taken certain sweets off its shelves due to fears over the contaminated milk product scandal.
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Supermarket withdraws sweets over milk fears.
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Damaging bribery scandal conglomerate came to court for the first time on wednesday as a former board member went on trial charged with breach of trust.
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First trial begins bribery scandal.
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Has barred atomic energy agency inspectors from its nuclear reprocessing plant the atomic watchdog said wednesday.
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Key developments nuclear standoff.
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Global markets looked torn between fear and hope for a huge us financial rescue plan wednesday as the probed top names for fraud and the gave crisis help abroad.
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Fear hope for us financial rescue tear markets.
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Another minister has quit in the wake of president resignation, a newspaper reported wednesday, as the ruling sought to play down fears of a crisis.
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Downplays talk of crisis as ministers quit.
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Share prices edged up 335 percent on wednesday, bouncing off early lows led by market heavyweights, dealers said.
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Shares close up 335 pct.
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Third manned space mission, which will include the first space walk by a astronaut, will blast off late thursday, a senior official confirmed.
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Confirms third space mission to launch thursday.
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Inflation rate jumped to a 62 year high of 10 percent in august, driven by the escalating cost of food and fuel, according to official data released wednesday.
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Inflation at 62 year high for august.
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Leading spirits maker and major wine producer wine denied rumors wednesday that their products contain a chemical believed to cause cancer.
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Firms say no cancer chemical in drinks.
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Candy linked contaminated milk product scandal will be removed from sale authorities warned it contains a toxic chemical, officials said wednesday.
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Candy warnings issued.
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Youngster on the receiving end of a horror tackle has not broken his right leg, as first feared, the club confirmed on wednesday.
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Afptv advisory for wednesday.
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Officials negotiating a controversial security pact have returned to resume discussions which have been deadlocked since early september, a us official said on wednesday.
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Officials to break security pact deadlock.
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Share prices closed 36 percent higher on wednesday after strong early gains were wiped out by rumors of instability at the dealers said.
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Shares close 36 percent higher.
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Global equities mostly rose wednesday, as a vote of confidence from us tycoon helped offset uncertainty surrounding a us financial rescue plan worth 846 billion dollars.
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World stocks mostly higher boost.
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Comedy called "was set to premiere later wednesday after winning a legal battle against us studio over its title.
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Film to premiere after winning legal row.
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World's biggest mining company said wednesday it intended to supply uranium for decades to come as the superpower ramps up its nuclear energy program.
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Planning to sell uranium for decades.
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Wednesday ordered stores to remove all remaining milk products from store shelves after more items were found to be tainted with the industrial chemical officials said.
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Orders all milk products off shelves.
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International ship management company said wednesday it suspects officials are colluding to blame a tanker crew worst oil spill despite an earlier acquittal.
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Firm says it suspects collusion oil spill case.
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Petrol station where locals eat breakfast, news of the school shooting that claimed 86 lives a day earlier is emblazoned across newsstands wednesday but patrons are not talking about it.
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After school massacre residents show reserve.
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Shares closed 584 percent higher wednesday as investors shrugged off a downswing session, analysts said.
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Shares close 584 percent higher.
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Lawyer dissident who campaigned for the parents of children killed in the earthquake, was allowed to see his client more than three months after he was detained.
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Lawyer for detained quake dissident granted access.
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Eleven and a have been detained after flying in on false passports, border police in the territory said wednesday.
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Police detain.
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Gold prices closed lower on wednesday at 31202 269 89 us dollars an ounce, down from tuesday's close of 82965 127 81 dollars.
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Gold closes lower.
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Battle over the us government's financial rescue package carries on wednesday after top finance officials urged its swift passage and lawmakers dug in their heels, while the reportedly launched a probe of failed banks and mortgage giants.
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Balks at huge us financial bailout.
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On wednesday made an additional 77 billion dollars lrb 11 billion rrb available to financial institutions on a short term loan basis.
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Offers further 77 billion dollars worth of loans.
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Us threw another 55 billion dollars into foreign credit markets wednesday to relieve high tension in demand for dollars, doing so called swap deals with four central banks.
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Throws 55 billion dollars into foreign credit markets.
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Shares closed down 011 percent wednesday overnight fall and mixed regional markets, dealers said.
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Shares close down 011 percent.
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Pop star one of two surviving members of the arrived on wednesday ahead of his first ever concert in the state.
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Peace concert.
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Share prices edged up 781 percent on wednesday, bouncing off early lows led by market heavyweights and dealers said.
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Shares close up 781 pct.
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Said wednesday that it was investigating the crash of a suspected unmanned us spy plane amid claims by tribesmen they had shot it down near the border.
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Military probes us drone crash.
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Poised and bejeweled, her hair raised high in the style of her hero cuts a formidable figure in this war torn nation.
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As fights iron lady waits in wings.
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Pro democracy party on wednesday vowed to continue pushing for their leader release after several of her close confidants were freed from prison by the ruling junta.
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Opposition vows to continue fight.
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Foes and tuesday unveiled proposals to improve a bailout for crippled but stopped short of rejecting the 999 billion dollar plan outright.
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Plot tricky course on finance crisis.
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Central bank renewed on wednesday its offer of 45 billion dollars lrb 98 billion in one day loans, it said in a statement.
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Renews loan offer of 45 billion dollars.
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Said wednesday that it was investigating the crash of a suspected unmanned us spy plane amid claims by tribesmen they had shot it down near the border.
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Military probes us drone crash.
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Shares closed 619 percent higher wednesday as investors shrugged off a downswing session, analysts said.
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Shares close 619 percent higher.
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Shares retailer leapt by 6502 percent to 737 euros in early trading wednesday after it unveiled a refinancing deal with an international bank consortium.
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Shares retailer jump on news of refinancing.
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Business groups reacted in shock on wednesday to the government's support for workers who beat to death the boss of the company that had sacked them.
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Outrage as govt backs workers who killed boss.
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Moved to quell rumors about its stability on wednesday, as hundreds of investors gathered outside branches across the city.
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Queues branches after stability rumors.
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Head of the engineering group insisted its business practices could not be compared with those of scandal hit rival in comments published wednesday.
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Boss defends group against report.
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Six bodies were recovered overnight in the capital taking the death toll to 66 in clashes peacekeepers and rebels, witnesses said on wednesday.
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Death toll hits.
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President has assured the she will resume peace talks as fresh fighting in the left two rebels dead.
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Says peace talks to continue.
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Trade deficit reached an estimated 389 billion dollars for the first nine months of the year, according to official figures released wednesday.
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January september trade deficit hits 389 billion dollars.
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Us threw another 10 billion dollars into foreign credit markets wednesday to relieve high tension in demand for dollars, doing so called swap deals with four central banks.
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Throws 10 billion dollars into foreign battle for dollar credit.
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Shares closed up 58 percent wednesday after investors were buoyed by us investment guru decision to invest five billion dollars dealers said.
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Shares close up 58 percent.
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Central bank renewed on wednesday its offer of 38 billion dollars lrb 87 billion in one day loans, it said in a statement.
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Renews loan offer of 38 billion dollars.
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Some 31 art masterpieces will be brought for an annual cultural festival, the embassy said wednesday.
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See masterpieces during cultural festival.
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Blue chip stocks were steady in initial trades here on wednesday, with the index showing a slight rise of 217 percent to 5,18386 points.
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Exchange opens with loss of 217 percent.
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World's biggest mining company said wednesday it intended to supply uranium for decades to come as the superpower ramps up its nuclear energy program.
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Planning to sell uranium for decades.
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Moved to quell rumors about its stability on wednesday, as hundreds of investors gathered outside branches across the city.
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Queues branches after stability rumors.
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Stock markets were mostly higher wednesday, as a vote of confidence helped offset concern about the 731 billion dollar us financial rescue plan.
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Stocks up despite us delays.
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Civic groups on wednesday urged police to stop investigating mothers who brought babies in strollers to this summer's mass protests against us beef imports.
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Groups urge police not to target.
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Electricity firm said wednesday that energy's management accepted a new takeover offer worth 879 billion lrb 817 billion pounds, 85 billion dollars rrb for the group.
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Firm says energy accepts its takeover offer.
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Development bank said wednesday it has formed a joint stock company and named several top executives, a substantial step in its efforts to prepare itself for a stock market listing.
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Takes step toward listing on market.
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Share prices rose 107 percent wednesday, shrugging off a weak start after news would invest five billion us dollars dealers said.
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Shares rise 107 percent.
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King of opened the newly elected on wednesday, paving the way for prime minister to extend his 80 year grip on power.
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King opens new.
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