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A Cadbury Diary Milk
Cadbury awaits latest Kraft move
UK confectioner Cadbury will soon find out if it will be the target of a hostile bid by would-be US suitor Kraft Foods.
Kraft given Cadbury bid deadline
'Low growth' Kraft spurned
Vegemite forces Kraft U-turn

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks to British Finance Minister Alistair Darling at a G20 meeting in St Andrews, Scotland. G20 vows to spur fragile growth
The recovery is too weak to end stimulus moves, G20 ministers say, as Britain suggests a transaction tax to fund bailouts.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends the opening session of the fourth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (8 Nov 2009) China pledges $10bn Africa loans
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledges $10bn in loans to Africa over the next three years, reports say.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Children in the village Young workforce
Rural India could be an engine for economic growth
From left to right: US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde Uphill struggle
Mixed response at G20 to Britain's transaction tax idea
Brazilian flag Future gazing
Is Brazil finally set to reach its full potential?


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US shares rise on business data
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COMPANIES
Post union welcomes 'concessions'
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F1 designer unveils electric car
UBS fined £8m by the UK regulator

UK YOUR MONEY
Banks must act on refunds rules
Pensioners to lose payment choice
Personal insolvency rises by 28%
Sugar firm to shut pension scheme

AFRICA
South Africa cancels Airbus deal
Libyans 'unlikely' to compensate

AMERICAS
China defends export restrictions
JP Morgan agrees $75m bribe fine

ASIA PACIFIC
Carmaker Toyota eyes smaller loss
Panasonic begins Sanyo takeover
EUROPE
RBS bank reports losses of £2.2bn
Extra £25bn to stimulate UK economy

MIDDLE EAST
Iraq in third overseas oil deal
Iraq signs new overseas oil deal
SOUTH ASIA
Gold hits new high on India deal
Bank comments hit Indian shares

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Pink Trabant Retro chic
Brands from East Germany still going strong 20 years on
Afghan in field of poppies Afghan resources
There is more than just poppy dollars in Afghanistan
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