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Business briefing— Global
Preface
China heads to Australia on the hunt for arable land and Germany goes back to boat-building basics.
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01The sky's the limit
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02Nokia's chief executive Stephen Elop
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03Rob Morgan, founder of budget hotel company Bloc
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04Bloc hotel
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05Berlin shipyard Klink & Kruger
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06Berlin shipyard Klink & Kruger
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07Illuminated arch at Barcelona's busy port
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08Uruguay's president Jose Mujica has inspired a perfume made by visual artist Martin Sastre
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09Sewing machines to rent by the hour in Sweden
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