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World Service,10 Sep 2013,11 mins

The End of Good Times in Australia and Moscow's Kiosk Clampdown

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James Fletcher reports on the drop-off in motorcycle sales in Australia, a symptom of larger economic malaise as the country wakes up from a long period of 'boom' fuelled by its lucrative mining industry. Over in Moscow, Martin Vennard finds a late-night takeaway beer is hard to find because of a clampdown on the country's popular kiosks. Limits on what kind of alcohol they can sell and when they can sell it have caused many traders to shut up shop.

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