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Stories for January 5th 2009

• Monday, January 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Doha hangover: Lamy unopposed for his second WTO mandate

  

  The current director-general of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, is the only candidate for the position. He was the only candidate when nominations closed on 31 December.

• Monday, January 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Record rice crop and stabilized prices for 2009

  

  The world can expect another record crop of rice totalling 640 million tons, equivalent to 434 million tons of the elaborate grain, according to a report from Uruguay's Rice Planters association.

• Monday, January 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Record low Parana River threatens Argentine second city

  

  The mighty Parana River, one of South America's main waterways which connect the River Plate with the heartland of Argentina, Brazil and landlocked Paraguay and Bolivia has reached a low of 1.02 meters of water just 9 centimetres from the all time record of 0.93 in 1917.