Main stories in the ABC's World Today

AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2008
Main stories in the ABC's World Today

SYDNEY, Aug 22 AAP - Main stories in the ABC's World Today:

* The ANZ Bank has sacked eight of its employees, including two executives after a
review into the debacle surrounding the Opes Prime collapse.

* Access Economics have released the results of a study into the cost of obesity in
Australia, and have found it to be $58 billion annually.

* US and Iraqi leaders have announced they are in talks for timetabling a drawdown
of foreign troops from Iraq.

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