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Ford to sell down Mazda stake to a few per cent: Source
Sat 16 Oct 2010
TOKYO/DETROIT: Ford Motor Co plans to sell almost all of its remaining stake in Mazda Motor Corp as it distances itself from the Japanese automaker it once controlled, a source with knowledge of the... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer)
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan reacts at a press conference during ballot counting in the upper house parliamentary elections at his Democratic Party of Japan election headquarters in Tokyo early Monday, July 12, 2010
Chinese   Japan   Peace   Photos   Tokyojapan   Wikipedia: 2010 Nobel Peace Prize		  Irish Times 
Japan PM's remarks on Nobel winner likely to irk Chinese
Fri 15 Oct 2010
DAVID McNEILL in Tokyo JAPAN'S PRIME minister has waded into the row over Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, with comments that could further damage already badly frayed ties with China. Naoto... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
David Foster Wallace  Asahi News  Fri 15 Oct 2010
What's On: PERFORMANCES
Each week the best on stage in Japan DAVID FOSTER AND FRIENDS Canadian musician and prolific producer David Foster will share the stage with his star-studded "friends" Oct. 19 and 20 (7 p.m.) at Tokyo... (photo: Creative Commons / Steve Rhodes)
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Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates during his quarterfinal match against Sweden's Robin Soderling at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.  Breitbart  Thu 14 Oct 2010
Melzer defeats Nadal at Shanghai tennis Masters
Jurgen Melzer of Austria hits a backhand return against Rafael Nadal of Spa... Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a forehand return against Jurgen Melzer of Austr... Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return... (photo: AP / Jon Super)
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal arrvies at news conference in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Nadal says he is in "perfect" shape but bowed out of the Barcelona tennis Open because he didn't want a repeat of last year's injury problems, which hampered his goal of a fifth straight win at Roland Garros and forced him out of Wimbledon. Deccan Chronicle Thu 14 Oct 2010
Jurgen jolt for off-colour Rafa
Oct. 14: World number one Rafael Nadal was on Thursday dumped out of the $3.24-million-Shanghai Masters in the third round by Austrian 13th seed Jurgen Melzer. It was... (photo: AP / David Ramos)
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Yahoo Haifa Deccan Chronicle Thu 14 Oct 2010
PE firms court News Corp, AOL on Yahoo
Oct. 14: Several private equity firms have approached Internet and media companies including News Corp and AOL Inc to gauge their interest in buying out Yahoo Inc, a... (photo: Creative Commons / David Shay)
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Skype - Social Network - Internet - Online The Daily Telegraph Thu 14 Oct 2010
Skype and Facebook announce video calls deal
Skype users will now be able to sync their Facebook profile with their Skype account, providing one click video calling to friends on the social networking site. Previous... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Rafael Nadal of Spain returns to Philipp Petzschner of Germany during their men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Saturday, June 26, 2010. The Guardian Thu 14 Oct 2010
Tired Nadal beaten as Djokovic, Murray march on
* Nadal suffers shock defeat by Melzer * Blistering Djokovic signals title intent * Resurgent Murray through to last eight (Updates with Nadal defeat) By Peter Simpson... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus)
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Japanese Yen - Currency Pravda RU Thu 14 Oct 2010
Yen sets 15-year-high against US dollar
The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year-low against the yen in Tokyo on Thursday amid growing speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy next... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
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US Dollar - Currency The Guardian Thu 14 Oct 2010
Dollar pummelled after Singapore widens FX band
* Singapore widens trading band for Singapore dollar * Euro rises above $1.4100, highest in more than 8 months * Aussie flirts with parity, dollar index hits 2010 low... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Fireworks spark over the heads of miners, after the tunnel drilling machine "Gabi" broke through the last section of the AlpTransit "New Railway Link through the Alps" (NRLA) tunnel between Erstfeld and Amsteg, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Therewith 87 per cent of the 153,7 kilometer long tunnel system are accomplished. Swiss near breakthrough on world's longest tunnel BBC News
South Korean conservative activists with defaced North Korean flags stage a rally to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 25, 2010. A rare glimpse at a different side of North Korea The Boston Globe
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