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At least 52 killed:
Indonesia dam bursts
A dam burst its banks near the Indonesian capital
Jakarta early Friday, drowning 52 people in a deadly torrent of
muddy water that flooded hundreds of homes, health ministry
officials said.
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Brazil: Rich countries to blame for crisis
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
condemned the fact the poor are the hardest hit by the international
financial crisis, since the world elite are the ones to blame for
the current economic situation.
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Dominance at IMF, World Bank:
Britain backs end to western leadership
British premier Gordon Brown signalled Thursday
he would support ending a six-decade-long gentlemen’s agreement
under which leadership of the World Bank and IMF has been divided up
between Americans and Europeans.
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