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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne poses for the media with his traditional red dispatch box outside his official residence at No 11 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March, 23, 2011, prior to delivering his annual budget speech to the House of Commons.
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Can the UK learn economic lessons from Japan?
Thu 19 Jan 2012
Chancellor George Osborne has been visiting... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
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Euro tests upside as short-covering continues
Thu 19 Jan 2012
* Euro reaches two-week highs vs yen * Aussie sinks after downbeat domestic jobs data * Surprisingly soft NZ inflation knocks wind out of NZD By Lisa Twaronite and Ian Chua TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) -... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
ANA operations at its destinations  TravelDailyNews  Wed 18 Jan 2012
ANA and Hawaiian Airlines to launch Code-Share and Frequent Flyer Program
ANA, Japan's leading carrier, and Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii's leading carrier, announced the expansion of their marketing and operational partnership with the signing of a code-share agreement for... (photo: Creative Commons / Sp33dyphil)
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In this image made from footage released by the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano wearing protective gear, is briefed during his inspection tour at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant at Okuma, northeastern Japan, on Monday July 25, 2011.  The Washington Post  Wed 18 Jan 2012
Japan to allow nuclear plants to operate up to 20 years beyond 40-year limit as exception
TOKYO — Japan is backtracking on plans formed only this month to shut down nuclear reactors after 40 years, saying it could allow some plants to run for up to 60 years. Top Cabinet... (photo: AP / IAEA)
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LEAD: Japanese stocks up 1 per cent on Asia gains
Tokyo - Japanese shares rose 1 per cent Tuesday as market sentiment was boosted by strong gains on some other Asian markets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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Kyocera Bloomberg Mon 16 Jan 2012
Japanese Stocks Decline as Europe Rating Cuts Fuel Debt Crisis Concern
Japanese stocks fell the most in a month after Standard & Poor’s stripped France of its top credit rating and cut eight other euro-zone nations, boosting concern... (photo: WN)
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Japan Airlines MD-11 (JA8585/48576/574) The Daily Telegraph Australia Sun 15 Jan 2012
Sydney-bound Japan Airlines flight turns back after seat fire
A JAPAN Airlines flight bound for Sydney turned back to Tokyo's Narita International Airport... (photo: Creative Commons / contri)
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U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) responds to a distress call from the master of the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai Novosti Fri 13 Jan 2012
The “war of nerves” in the Persian Gulf
Japan is supporting the European Union's intention to impose an embargo on Iranian crude oil imports, Japan’s Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Thursday. He said... (photo: AP / US Navy)
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The screen of a brokerate firm shows the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Hong Kong's main stock index has surged more than 9.6 percent as relieved investors cheered news of China government measures to boost its market and a possible U.S. rescue package. The Himalayan Fri 13 Jan 2012
Asia stocks up after successful Europe bond issue
Added At: 2012-01-13 12:53 PM Last Updated At: 2012-01-13 12:53 PM... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung)
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Money traders work as U.S. dollar is traded at 89.30 yen and Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average is at 8252.52 points Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2008. The dollar's fall to a 13-year-low against the yen also accelerated selling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, hitting hard exporters such as autos and electronics. The greenback fell as far as 88.16 yen in the afternoon, its lowest level since Aug. 2, 1995 when the U.S. currency fell to 88.02 yen while the Nikkei average lost 484.68 points, or 5.56 percent, to close at 8,2 Sydney Morning Herald Fri 13 Jan 2012
Asian stocks extend winning run
Asian stocks rose, with a regional benchmark index poised for its longest streak of weekly advances in a year, as lower Italian and Spanish borrowing costs added to... (photo: AP / Shuji Kajiyama)
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2010 Toyota Prius photographed at the 2009 Washington DC Auto Show. Toyota Prius Wagon Outsells GM Volt Bloomberg
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, rear center, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan , rear third right , Defense Minister Kim Tae-young, rear left, and other cabinet members attend an emergency meeting of the National Security Council to discuss punitive measures against North Korea for its March torpedo attack on a South Korean warship at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap) **KOREA OUT** 'Path open' for North Korea talks, neighbours say BBC News
Sailors and their families enjoy sushi while visiting the historic city of Kamakura, Japan during orientation. Life in Japan, from sushi's perspective Gadling
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela's seen at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. South African lawmakers sang Nelson Mandela's praises Thursday as the anti-apartheid icon settled into parliament's public gallery for a State of the Nation address scheduled in tribute to his 20 years of freedom. Saving South Africa Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Black Eyed Peas at Playboy's Super Bowl Party at the Sagamore Hotel Miami, Florida February 6, 2010 Black Eyed Peas will.i.am visits tsunami damage sites in Japan Digital Spy
Guinness World Records adjudicator Craig Glenday, left, congratulates Reynaldo Balawing, father of Junrey Balawing, sitting on the table, after presenting him him with a Guinness World Record certificate officially declaring Junrey as the world's shortest living man in ceremony at Sindangan Municipal Hall, Sindangan township, Zamboanga Del Norte province in Southern Philippines, Sunday June 12, 2011, his 18th birthday and coincidentally the Philippines' Independence Day. Balawing was officially declared 'the world's shortest living man' with a measurement of 23.5 inches #59.93 centimeters# dislodging Nepal's Khagendra Thapa Magar with a measurement of 26.4 inches. #AP Photo/Bullit Marquez# World's shortest woman is Indian student, says Guinness World Records The Guardian
INDIA-PRAWN-ITEMS-FOOD-DISHIndia Prawn Items Food Dish display on the City Hotel in Eastern India ------ WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Falling Rupee makes foods, education costlier The Times of India
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The zipline facility in Agas-Agas Bridge starts from a small hill, going down the cliff, over the bridge. Located in Southern Leyte, Philippines, the zipline attracts many locals and tourists alike. Traveling to the Philippines: preventing infection The Examiner
Lady Gaga performs during the Gaga: I still buy designer fakes Belfast Telegraph
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