Oil sets new record as new violence flares in Iraq

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Oil sets new record as new violence flares in Iraq

ANDREW MITCHELL

LONDON - Oil prices struck a fresh record yesterday, spurred higher by renewed violence in Iraq and fresh evidence that strong demand growth in China and India has not been slowed yet by higher energy costs.

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