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to be the first cherished moments together. a newlywed s holiday was turned into horror off of coast of the seychelles island. i m zain vergee, world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and a very good afternoon from the cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today, the top stories this thursday, august 18. foster s knocks back a second big bid from sabmiller. is there any more growth to be squeezed from the aussie beer market. against a backdrop of slowing growth and crippling debt, u.s. vice president joe biden visits the biggest creditor. and you can call it anti-branding. why abercrombie and fitch is willing to pay one tv star not to wear its clothes. we re one hour into the trading day here in europe. let s have a look at how the markets are faring. this is the picture across the board. some of the markets down well in excess of 1.5%. the dax on its way to being down 2% lower on the back