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Stories for January 21st 2009

• Wednesday, January 21st 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  AIG ends sponsorship of Manchester United in 2010

  

  The troubled US insurer AIG will not be renewing its shirt sponsorship deal with Manchester United that expires in May 2010.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf “hanging by a thread”

  

  The continent of Antarctica is warming up in step with the rest of the world, according to a new analysis. Scientists say data from satellites and weather stations indicate a warming of about 0.6C over the last 50 years.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  UK unemployment nears 2 million, sends pound plunging

  

  Unemployment in Britain has increased by 131,000 to 1.92 million between September and November, the country's office for national statistics (ONS) has said. Public finances also deteriorated sharply in December, putting them on track for their worst year since records began after the Second World War, the ONS said.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Fidel meets Cristina and agree Obama is “a sincere person”

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner held a half hour private meeting with Fidel Castro in the last day of her visit to Cuba and said the ageing revolutionary leader described US president Barack Obama as “a sincere person”.