REVERSAL: Russia's largest oil producer says it has been told by the government that it can pay its bills
Yukos announced that Russian authorities have told the company its bank accounts are not frozen, giving it access to cash in a major decision the beleaguered oil giant said would help it stay afloat and make good on the massive back-tax bills it faces.

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CHEK LAP KOK RIVAL: Baiyun International Airport is expected to steal a big part of the cargo trade that now goes to Hong Kong -- and passengers as well
The largest airport in China opened in Guangzhou yesterday, establishing a giant freight and passenger hub in the country's manufacturing heartland to rival Hong Kong.

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ONE MAN'S TRASH: Used Hammond organs, ice-cream machines and tilting chairs are just some of the items that colleges are posting on eBay
Surely, there's someone out there who needs six factory-sealed, 45kg cans of freon. Officials at Penn State University in the US just hope that someone is on eBay.

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Sugar prices could soar 10 percent under a WTO ruling against Euro-pean subsidies that was being cheered by the major producing countries of Australia, Thailand and Brazil yesterday.

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Crude oil futures rebounded yesterday from an overnight tumble on doubts about whether the OPEC could supply enough oil to meet demand.

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