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Oil surges to $84 for first time Oil prices have reached another record - surging past $84 a barrel for the first time. US sweet, light crude jumped as much as 97 cents to trade briefly at $84.05 a barrel in New York on supply fears before falling back to $83.69. Fears that world energy supplies will reach critical levels this winter rose on low US crude stockpiles and fears that supply from Ira..

Hong Kong property sale back on The world's largest property privatisation has been given the green light after a Hong Kong court dismissed a legal case brought by a pensioner. Lo Siu Lan, a 67-year-old living on benefits, wanted the Hong Kong Housing Authority to halt a $3bn (£1.7bn) sale of shops and car parks. Her legal action argued that the assets were undervalued and rents for public..

Taiwan lashed by Typhoon Haitang By Caroline Gluck BBC News, Taipei At least 16 people have been injured in one of the most powerful typhoons to hit Taiwan in recent years. Typhoon Haitang, with winds of up to 184 km/h (114 mph), has already dumped nearly a metre of rain in mountainous areas in the north-east of the island. Typhoon Haitang is the first of many typhoons likely to hit Taiwan durin..