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CURRENT HEADLINES at 2:40 pm, 29 Jan 2012

Crafar Sale Approved  -  The sale of 16 Crafar farms to Shanghai Pengxin Group has been approved by Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson and Associate Minister of Finance Dr Jonathan Coleman.  GOVT Related: BUSDESK(1), LAB(1), CFPG, MORE, NZFIRST, FEDS, LAB(2), GREENS, MAORI, BUSDESK(2)
Eurozone Self-help Call  -  The Eurozone must allocate more of its own money on a financial firewall to prevent the economic problems of some of its member states from contaminating the rest of the region before it can expect other countries to help  WEF
Credit Crunch Averted  -  The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) says a credit crunch in Europe has been averted, but stopped short of saying the worst is over.  WEF
Social Media Power  -  Technology and social media are significantly changing the way leaders in business and government make decisions, global opinion-shapers told participants in a session predicting scenarios for 2012 at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.  WEF
West Coast Quake  -  A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook the West Coast of the South Island just before lunchtime.  GEONET
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