thursday. egyptian authorities say they re investigating whether the groups are getting illegal foreign funding. u.s. state department official says egypt must stop what it calls harassment. time has run out this year for india s proposed anti-corruption law. parliament s upper house failed to vote on the plan to create a watchdog agency before the winter season expired wednesday. as samoans go to sleep over the next few hours it will still be thursday night there. when they wake up, it ll be saturday. the pacific island nation is skipping right over friday because officials have decided to change time zones. the move will put them on the same schedule asamoah s biggest trading partner s. those are the top stories. i m zain verjee. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london. i m charles hodson. i m andrew stevens from hong kong. welcome to world business today. the top story this friday, december 30, the final wbt of the year. penultimate. any