US markets also joined in, starting the day strongly, before slipping back to close largely flat but ending a long streak of losses.

美国市场也加入了这次行情，当天强力开市，刚刚恢复到差不多平盘，不过关键是结束了长期的下跌。

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After months of slow sales, family businesses are being forced to close, ending legacies and leaving behind a wake of sad customers and loyal employees.

许多家族企业在经历了长达数月的生意萧条之后，被迫关闭，传承多年的祖业就此终结，让一众老主顾和忠诚雇员哀伤不已。

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Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan have all run noisy general elections, and the Iraqi politicians elected last March finally, last month, came close to ending the haggling over how to share their spoils.

巴林，埃及和约旦都举行了热热闹闹的大选。伊拉克的政客们自从去年3月选举后就在为分配权力扯皮，上个月也接近达成协议了。

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But Vince and Pothas combined in an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 53 to take Hampshire to the close, with Flintoff ending the day with figures of 0-16 from seven overs.

BBC: Hants on top after Flintoff fails

Lancashire all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, a veteran of 129 international ODIs, believes England are close to ending their wait to secure a first major one-day international trophy.

BBC: Harmison gets $1m Stanford chance

It's close to the area where he had season-ending surgery last June to remove scar tissue but is unrelated to that injury, Dugger said.

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