AIDS. Myanmar has a population of about 44m, so these figures would not seem to be too alarming.

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With the oil price bouncing back up again, nearly a third since spring, and with global food prices showing alarming signs of a surge, the news from SSE's Perth headquarters will not be welcome among those wrestling with Britain's economic woes.

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While these are not at alarming rates yet, "in the future, that is something we have to be careful about, " he says.

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