Icelandic government takes control of Straumur (AP)

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AP - The Icelandic government has taken control of Straumur Burdaras Investment Bank hf., the last of the major Icelandic banks to collapse after running out of liquidity.

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India in talks about auction of Gandhi belongings (AP)

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AP - The Indian government is talking to a New York auction house about its planned sale of Mohandas Gandhi's eyeglasses and other personal items, an official said Wednesday, amid pressure at home to prevent the auction and bring the belongings back to India.

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