Wikinews Shorts: March 14, 2007
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===Eastern stock markets fall sharply===
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[[Asia|Asian]] and [[Oceania|Oceanic]] stock markets fall after [[United States|U.S.]] sell-off. Global markets have grown concerned after sub-prime mortgage lenders in the U.S. have started to go out of business and fear that the defaults may spread.
The [[w:Nikkei 225|Nikkei ]] 225 fell 2.9%. Hong Kong shares dropped 2.6%. Austrialian stocks gave back 2%. 

'''Related news'''
*{{Wikinews|title=Sub-prime lenders send jitters through global markets|date=March 13, 2007}}

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=tokyoMktRpt&storyID=2007-03-14T005953Z_01_T344259_RTRIDST_0_MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS-UPDATE-2.XML
|title=Japanese stocks down 2 pct on Wall Street, yen
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=March 14, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/191652
|title=Jittery investors slam global markets
|author=Hans Greimel
|pub=The Toronto Star
|date=March 14, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21379563-5001024,00.html
|title=Stocks dive with Wall Street
|author=
|pub=The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
|date=March 14, 2007}}

===Released British hostages have left Eritrea===
Five [[United Kingdom|British]] embassy workers who were kidnapped in [[Ethiopia]] and brought to [[Eritrea]] have left Eritrea today, according to the [[w:Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]]. They are quoted to have said that they were treated well, but are happy to be going home.

'''Related news'''
*{{Wikinews|title=Five Europeans are released in Ethiopia|date=March 13, 2007}}

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23388802-details/British+hostages+'immensely+happy'+to+be+free/article.do
|title=British hostages on way home from Eritrea
|author=
|pub=Evening Standard
|date=March 14, 2007}}

*{{source|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/14/wkidnap114.xml
|title=Kidnapped Britons: 'We were treated well'
|author=Mike Pflanz and Matthew Moore
|pub=The Daily Telegraph
|date=March 14, 2007}}
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