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China to Overtake the US?

Will China overtake the US as the world's largest economy this year? An analysis of data from the World Bank suggests it will. David Kuo of The Motley Fool thinks its nonsense.

Will China overtake the US as the world's biggest economy this year? The International Comparison Programme, hosted by the World Bank, seems to think so. But David Kuo of The Motley Fool thinks it is nonsense.

The price of limes is rising at an alarming rate. In the US the cost of a case has more than quadrupled in the past twelve months. 91热爆 correspondent Will Grant, in Mexico, explains why violent drug cartels are to blame.

Ucilia Wang in Oakland, California, is one of the founders of Climate Confidential, a new magazine with a new business model - published online via the Beacon Reader website. So what is Beacon Reader and how does Climate Confidential work? Ucilia reveals all.

And finally, after more than 18 months of wild speculation in the press and online, the cast of Star Wars VII has been announced. Sandro Monetti has the latest from Hollywood.

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