Dubai Opening World's Tallest Building Amid Crisis

Adam Schreck, Associated Press Writer, Boston Globe
Mon, 01/04/2010 - 5:11am

Dubai prepared to inaugurate the world's tallest skyscraper on Monday, hoping to shift international attention away from the Gulf emirate's deep financial crisis and rekindle the optimism that fueled its turbocharged growth.

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