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Wholesale prices increased more than expected in July, adding to growing fears about inflation, according to a government report released on Tuesday.

Despite fears in the run-up to the Olympic Games, the skies above Beijing have met clean-air standards, officials say.

Shares in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fall again on fears that the US government will be forced to bail out the troubled mortgage giants.

Urgent action is needed to remove pollutants from wastewater used in cities to grow food, a study warns.

China's main share index falls by 5.3% to a 20-month closing low on fears that slowing growth will dent corporate profits.

Commodity prices including gold, copper and aluminium, decline amid fears of slowing demand.

Pakistan's currency hits a record low against the dollar on fears that President Pervez Musharraf might resign soon.

The conflict between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia is rekindling fears of a belligerent Russia across the former Soviet bloc.

The United States and Poland agreed Thursday to a long-stalled deal that will put an American missile defense base on Polish soil.

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The 15 economies of the eurozone contract by 0.2%, heightening fears the area is sliding towards recession.

The Japanese economy contracted by 0.6% between April and June, prompting fears that it is sliding towards recession.