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Breaking News Wed, 31 Aug 2011
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, left, in foreground, poses with his new cabinet members for a group photo at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008. They are, from left in the first row: Fukuda, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Seiichi Ota; Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka; Fukuda; Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano and Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura. From left in the second row: Population and Gender Equality Minister Kyoko Nakayama; Consumer Affairs, Science and Technology, Food Safety and Space Development Minister Seiko Noda and Finance Minister Bunmei Ibuki. From left in the third row; National Public Safety Commission Chairman Motoo Hayashi, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Environment Minister Tetsuo Sai
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 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Japanese Parliament Backs Noda as Prime Minister
Wed 31 Aug 2011
TOKYO -- Yoshihiko Noda, a down-to-earth fiscal conservative, was elected prime minister by the Japanese Parliament on Tuesday in the sixth change of leaders in five years, a period of mounting... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Katia speeds up in Atlantic, not clear if threat to U.S.
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 The Star 
Katia speeds up in Atlantic, not clear if threat to U.S.
Wed 31 Aug 2011
MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. East Coast is mopping up after Hurricane Irene's weekend battering that killed around 40 people and authorities and residents are looking out anxiously over the Atlantic and... (photo: US Army / Tom Crosson)
Hurricane Irene among the costliest catastrophes in the U.S.  Seattle Times  Wed 31 Aug 2011
Hurricane Irene among the costliest catastrophes in the U.S.
Hurricane Irene will most likely prove to be one of the 10 costliest catastrophes in the nation's history, but analysts warned that much of the damage might not be covered by insurance because so much... (photo: US Army / Rick Breitenfeldt)
Hurricane   Insurance   Natural disasters   Photos   US
Irene wasn't overhyped for rural areas on East Coast  Kansas City Star  Wed 31 Aug 2011
Irene wasn't overhyped for rural areas on East Coast
More News While many in major East Coast cities wondered whether officials over-prepared the public for Hurricane Irene, the answer from the mostly rural areas hardest hit by the storm was... (photo: USAF / Airman Steele C. G. Britton)
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US rescues thousands stranded by Irene Breitbart Wed 31 Aug 2011
US rescues thousands stranded by Irene
Damaged roads from flooding in Bethel, Vermont. US rescuers battled to reac... A sign advertises help in cleaning-up following Tropical Storm Irene in Wes... A man looks... (photo: US Navy / Jonathan Sunderman)
Disasters   Flooding   Help   Photos   Tropical   Wikipedia: Hurricane Irene (2011)
Pedestrians are reflected on a video screen flashing a 19-year low stock prices in downtown Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003. Japan's main stock index fell below its 19-year closing low Thursday morning amid uncertainty over Iraq and reports that North Korea has reactivated a nuclear reactor. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 62.25 points and traded at 8,294.56 in the early afternoon. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)hg3 The Times of India Wed 31 Aug 2011
Asian stocks, dollar struggle as rocky August closes
HONG KONG: Asian stocks were set for a quiet end to a volatile month on Wednesday as expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would do more to stimulate the economy... (photo: AP Photo / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Asia   Asian Markest   Business   Markets   Photos
Broadway before the Hurricane Irene, on 27th Aug'2011, New York. The State Wed 31 Aug 2011
State-by-state look at Irene's impact
Residents in the East are coping with the lingering effects of Irene, the deadly storm that swept up the coast, first as a hurricane and later as a tropical storm. It... (photo: WN / Minakumari)
Hurricane   Photos   Storm   US   Wikipedia: Hurricane Irene (2011)
Economy grows 7.7% in Q1, slowest in 6 quarters The Times of India Wed 31 Aug 2011
Economy grows 7.7% in Q1, slowest in 6 quarters
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy expanded at its slowest pace in six quarters as the impact of rising interest rates, high inflation and global uncertainty took its toll and... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Economy   Finance   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of India
Irene destroyed 1,100 homes in N.C.; ECU to reopen The News & Observer Tue 30 Aug 2011
Irene destroyed 1,100 homes in N.C.; ECU to reopen
Hurricane Irene destroyed more than 1,100 homes in North Carolina, causing damages that are estimated above $70 million and will rise higher as crop losses, clean-up... (photo: US DoD / Randy Mitchell)
Carolina   Disasters   Hurricane   Photos   US
Woman eating vetagetable salad - Vegetarian - Health The Times of India Tue 30 Aug 2011
Be a vegetarian, live a healthy life
Be a vegetarian, achha hai - and the experts tell you why All of us know of at least one celebrity who's a vegetarian, and there's news every now and then of one who's... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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