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London's blue chip shares today slumped almost 9 per cent to cap their worst week since 'Black Monday' in 1987.
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Lebanon lays claim to favourite Israeli dish new
Donald Macintyre: Itzhak Rachmo had only one word to describe a threatened Lebanese lawsuit against Israeli hummus sellers. "Bullshit".
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Guy Adams: It's the Hollywood equivalent of a prize-fighter chucking in the towel in the dying seconds of a bout that was headed for a draw.
Nobel peace prize for ‘stubborn’ Finn
Peter Popham: The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Finnish diplomat who has banged heads together to end many conflicts from southern Africa to the Balkans
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'Dr Death' banned again over suicide workshop
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Marmite taken off menu for children
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Schools policy shunned
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• Dominic Lawson: Don't bank on the Government
Of course! Why didn't we think of that before? It's the state which should be running banks, with civil servants on the boards instead of those bonus-fixated businessmen.
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