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18 January 2011 Last updated at 22:52 ET

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Chinese President Hu Jintao kicks off a four-day US visit with a rare private dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama.


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Shares in technology giant Apple fall as much as 6% in New York trading after boss Steve Jobs takes indefinite medical leave.

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