18m THE amount, in US dollars, the 'Product RED' charity campaign - an initiative begun by U2 frontman, Bono - has raised for Aids charities, despite spending more than $100m on marketing over the past year.
300m THE suspected number of coins mistakenly struck this week by the US mint without the inscription 'In God We Trust'.
4THE number of large factories closed in Ireland this week - Motorola in Cork, Thompson Scientific in Limerick, Proctor & Gamble in Nenagh and Bourns Electric in Cork.
75 THE number of days since the body of James Brown has so far remained unburied pending the settling of paternity claims and DNA testing. His body is currently being held in a climate-controlled "undisclosed location".
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