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• Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit November 21, 2008
  US President George W Bush meets China's Hu Jintao, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit dominated by the financial crisis.
• Somali Islamists 'hunt pirates' November 21, 2008
  Somali Islamist rebels search for pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker, saying seizing a Muslim-owned ship is a crime.
• US shares up on 'Treasury choice' November 21, 2008
  US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.
• Grenade wounds Thai demonstrators November 21, 2008
  A grenade blast wounds eight protesters in Thailand, amid rising tension between the government and demonstrators.
• Nebraska restricts safe-haven law November 21, 2008
  Nebraska adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that has led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children.
• French Socialist vote inconclusive November 22, 2008
  A vote to pick the leader of the French Socialists is too close to call, with the two female contenders tied, the party says.
• Florida boy's suicide live on web November 21, 2008
  A Florida teenager commits suicide in front of a webcam streaming live video
• Citigroup plunges on uncertainty November 21, 2008
  Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fell sharply on Friday amid ongoing uncertainty over its future.
• Drinking teenagers face liver risk November 21, 2008
  Excessive drinking by children is causing a health time bomb, with record levels of liver disease in the under-30s, a charity warns.
• Palin pardons Thanksgiving turkey - as slaughtering goes on behind November 21, 2008
  Alaska Governor Sarah Palin "pardons" a turkey for Thanksgiving - with birds being slaughtered in the background.