Portal:Current events/2008 December 10

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• Talks on North Korea's nuclear program stall in a dispute over verification. (BBC)
• Automotive industry crisis of 2008: The White House and U.S. Congress agree on a proposal for a US$15 billion bailout package for three major US automakers. (AFP)
• Global food price crisis: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that 963 million adults and children are suffering from prolonged food deficiency around the world. (Bloomberg)
• The Rio Tinto Group announces plans to cut 14,000 jobs worldwide. (ABC News Online)
• The first democratic election takes place on the Channel Island of Sark, a British crown dependency. (BBC NEWS)

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