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negative information about facebook before the stock offering. it is a nerve racking waiting game for former presidential candidate john edwards. jurors are half way through their fourth day of deliberation. still no verdict. edwards is accused of using almost $1 million in campaign donations to keep his pregnant mistress hidden. in pakistan the man who helped track down osama bin laden is sentenced to prison today. he had been on trial for the past two months and under tribal law he was not able to defend himself. a lawyer said he can appeal the sentence. millions of voters in the world s most populous arab country are picking a president for the first time ever. we are talking about egypt. in 5,000 years this is the first time they are able to cast a vote for a leader in a democratic election. it is underway right now. former president jimmy carter at one of the poling stations. the carters are actually among dozens of monitors from around the world taking part in an
to be the first cherished moments together. a newlywed s holiday was turned into horror off of coast of the seychelles island. i m zain vergee, world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and a very good afternoon from the cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today, the top stories this thursday, august 18. foster s knocks back a second big bid from sabmiller. is there any more growth to be squeezed from the aussie beer market. against a backdrop of slowing growth and crippling debt, u.s. vice president joe biden visits the biggest creditor. and you can call it anti-branding. why abercrombie and fitch is willing to pay one tv star not to wear its clothes. we re one hour into the trading day here in europe. let s have a look at how the markets are faring. this is the picture across the board. some of the markets down well in excess of 1.5%. the dax on its way to being down 2% lower on the back