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• Greeks stage fresh general strike
  Thousands of Greek workers are expected to bring the country to a halt with a second strike in a month over austerity measures.
• Chile's new leader to be sworn in
  Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
• Mexican shakes up world rich list
  Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
• Obama says Haiti situation 'dire'
  Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval.
• Contractors 'divert Somalia aid'
  Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.
• DR Congo mines 'hit by extortion'
  Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say.
• Pakistan drone raid 'kills 12'
  Two missile strikes by US drone aircraft kill at least 12 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say
• Nigeria charges over Jos killings
  Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.
• Google to scan old Italian books
  Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo.
• Israel supermarket uses parody film of Dubai assassins in advert
  An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert.