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World Cup final

DID anyone manage to watch the games of the Chess World Cup live from Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, in the past week? Someone dropped me a line to say that he visited the official website, where he downloaded the games of the … Continue reading

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Winter games

The Chess World Cup competition heats up in freezing Siberia. FOR the last two weeks, the attention of the chess world has been focused on the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia. In the past, people associated Siberia with being … Continue reading

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Shipping from Asia to Europe hits bottom

From telegraph.co.uk, a chilling story on 14 Jan 2009 about shipping rates hitting zero as the global recession bites in. Freight rates for containers shipped from Asia to Europe have fallen to zero for the first time since records began, … Continue reading

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