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Gordon Brown hopes to persuade South African President Thabo Mbeki to help end the crisis in Zimbabwe.

The world faces "the first truly global financial crisis", the prime minister tells a meeting of world leaders.
Brian Cowen is confirmed as successor to the departing Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader.
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