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Death of a dictator

This week, we look at what the business press has to say about the death of Libyan dictator Mu'ammer Gaddafi.

Tough words from Lagarde. Photo: IMF/M. Spilotro

Cold deal, tough talk

This week, we look at media comment on Exxon’s deal to explore for oil in the Arctic and on tough advice to bankers from Christine Lagarde.

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Arktis

Is your knowledge of the English language up to date?

Quiz: "stranglehold" or "foothold"?

Critics are saying that BP has a ___ on the Iraqi economy.

Quiz: "oil" or "water"?

“This project has to be stopped. We have to pour cold _____ on it quickly.”

Iraq and finances

This week, we look at media comment on the new US financial regulation bill, as well as on the August withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

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Deep-water-drilling — here a BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by BP

The question of how to protect the public from mismanagement continues to dominate the headlines. This week we look at comment on a German plan to deal with countries that are unable to pay back their debts. We also look at a US government attempt to stop deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Cleaning up after the wreck. Photo: NOAA

Oil is a dirty business

The Exxon Valdez still sends a powerful message: oil development, however necessary, is an inherently risky, dirty business, writes the Qatar Tribune.

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What are we buying?

What would you do if you discovered that you had spent €10 billion more than you had the year before? I would try to find out as soon as possible where all this money had gone. The German government doesn't seem to know.

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Stormy times for windparks. Photo by Eon

More energy

Even in a recession, we should not forget renewable energy. Far from it: this is the right time for states to invest in it, writes the Financial Times.

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More oil!

ASIA: Perhaps you blame oil companies, investors, OPEC, China, or all of these, for pushing the price of oil to more than $100 per barrel this year. The price has fallen recently, and could go even lower if countries in Asia increase production.

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