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Huge wheel is one in the eye for its rivals

London got one first. Malaysia was quick to announce its own record-breaking example and now Singapore lays claim to the largest in the world although even that will soon be eclipsed by rivals in Beijing, Berlin and Dubai. A... ...full story at Times Online

from Times Online on Sun, Feb 10 2008

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