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Tokyo shares end 2008 42% lower
Japan's stock market had its worst year on record in 2008, with the Nikkei share index losing 42% of its value.
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Moscow Diary: Hitting the brakes
The economic downturn is turning Russians' love affair with the car rather sour, the BBC's James Rodgers reports.
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Timeline: Thailand
A chronology of key events
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City Diaries
Tales from the financial front-line - insiders' views of the biggest banking upheaval in decades
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Rally hopeful passes driving test
A 17-year-old rally driver passes his driving test so he can compete in the Wales GB event next month.
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Teenage rally star's driving test
No pressure - but a 17-year-old rally driver must pass his driving test to compete in the UK next month.
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Timeline: Zimbabwe
A chronology of key events
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Late-blooming lady of the killer line
Our regular column covering the deaths of significant - but lesser-reported - characters in the past month.
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Veteran cars set off on coast run
More than 500 veteran cars take part in the annual London to Brighton car rally.
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Timeline: South Korea
A chronology of key events
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Rally champion given driving ban
One of the UK's most talented young rally drivers is banned from the road for a year following a conviction for dangerous driving.
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The race to save fuel: Day Two
BBC Transport correspondent Tom Symonds has been taking part in the MPG Marathon - a competition to see which driver can use the least fuel over a 400 mile course.
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The race to save fuel
Teams of drivers have started a two-day motoring rally across the country - but the winner is not necessarily the first vehicle over the finishing line.
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Biden v Palin: As it happened
A blow-by-blow commentary on the debate, with reaction and analysis from pundits and the public.
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Police warning to rally watchers
Spectators at a car rally in Perthshire are warned police will crackdown on bad driving and parking.
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You have been reading...
A daily round-up of the top BBC Scotland news website stories you have been reading.
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McRae tribute convoy to cross UK
Hundreds of rally cars join a convoy from Lanark to Banbury in tribute to racing star Colin McRae, who died last year.
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Cooking oil fuels Greek odyssey
A car powered by cooking oil arrives in Greece after a journey across Europe, fuelled only by waste fat.
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Obama introduces Biden at rally
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama introduces Senator Joe Biden as his running mate at a rally in Illinois.
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The 2CV: Your stories
BBC News website readers have been telling us about their adventures in 2CVs and what their treasured cars mean to them.
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