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<title><![CDATA[Hershey Trust backs bid for Cadbury: report]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - A charitable trust controlling US chocolate maker Hershey is backing a bid of 17 billion dollars for Britain's Cadbury, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:26:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil prices wobble on recovery concerns]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - Oil prices remained depressed Friday amid a strengthening dollar and concerns over sustainable economic recovery.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Air France A380 reaches New York]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York on Friday after completing the superjumbo jet's first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chile airports resume operations after major strike]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - Chilean airports resumed normal activity on Friday, after some 2,000 airport workers launched a country-wide strike that caused flight delays, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:39:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boeing starts work on second Dreamliner assembly site]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - US aerospace giant Boeing broke ground Friday for the second assembly plant for its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft scheduled for its first test flight by the end of the year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:27:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crisis fallout still in 'first half': forum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - The impact of the global financial crisis is still in its "first half," but there is only a brief opportunity to bring tough reforms, the World Economic Forum warned on Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:12:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Turkey scraps nuclear power plant tender]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - Turkey on Friday scrapped a 2008 tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build the country's first nuclear power plant -- a process that had been under threat of being invalidated by a court decision.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New budget to save Greek economy: prime minister]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - The Greek socialist government tabled a budget on Friday to cut the public deficit to 9.1 percent of output and save the country's economy from the "emergency room," Prime Minister George Papandreou said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai growing at five percent pace: economy tsar]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - The Dubai economy is growing at a five percent rate, less than in previous years but ahead of the most cautious forecasts, the head of a government economic committee said on Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volkswagen approves Porsche takeover]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - Volkswagen said Friday its supervisory board had cleared the way for its planned takeover of sportscar maker Porsche, as Europe's biggest carmaker ratcheted up the quest to become world number one.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[East Africa trade bloc inks common market treaty]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China boosts world steel output: association]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:44 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VW to invest nearly 26 bln euros by 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - Volkswagen said on Friday it would invest about 25.8 billion euros (39.0 billion dollars) in factories, materials and vehicle types by the end of 2012.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volkswagen board okays Porsche takeover]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, said on Friday that its supervisory board had cleared the way for its planned takeover of sportscar maker Porsche.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Banks should lend more, curb 'undue' bonuses: ECB]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - Banks should step up their lending to support economic growth while taking steps to curb "undue" bonuses, European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubai growing at 5% pace: economy tsar]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AFP Journal Internet - The Dubai economy is growing at a five percent rate, less than in previous years but ahead of the most cautious forecasts, the head of a government economic committee said on Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iberia staff axe strike plans after pay deal: union]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:58:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dollar rallies as traders avoid risky deals]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia to axe 330 jobs in Finland, Denmark]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Russia, Ukraine reach gas compromise deal: Putin]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asia airlines emerge from slump: industry body]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:58:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[East African bloc to sign common market treaty]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:50:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreign investment in Russia halves]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dell shares down as net profit dips 54%]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[US lawmakers may penalise China over rigid yuan]]></title>
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