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Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.

The property market in Brazil is booming, as the country enjoys rapid economic growth - and it has enabled thousands of people to buy their first home.

Royal Bank of Scotland has said it is planning to cut 3,500 jobs as part of its plans to halve its administration centres across the UK. Siobhan Endean of Unite called the job losses ''horrific'' and said union members ''are paying the price for decisions by senior bankers''.

House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the Nationwide building society.

Although firms are replacing employees who have left, they are not creating new jobs, the UK's largest recruitment company warns.

The eurozone economy grew by 1% between April and June, driven by strong German growth, official figures confirm.

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