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Breaking News Thu, 2 Sep 2010
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid.
Automaker   Currency   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Toyota  
 The New York Times 
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
| TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. | With the yen at 15-year highs a... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris
Banking   Britain   Jobs   Photos   Wikipedia: Royal Bank of Scotland  
 The New York Times 
R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
| LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain to reduce costs. | The job cuts... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori)
 A broker works as his control screen shows a graph of activity on the French Stock Exchange in Paris Friday Aug. 10, 2007. The European Central Bank injected a further euro61 billion (US$83.8 billion) into the banking system Friday, its second bid in les  The Times Of India 
Europe stocks end flat; construction stocks recover
PARIS: European stocks ended flat on Thursday, as investors took a breather after the previous session's jump while recently-hit construction stocks extended their recovery, aided by a batch of positi... (photo: AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
Economy   Europe   Paris   Photos   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index  
Mosque  CBS News 
Paris Mosque Slams Burger Chain's Muslim Outreach
PARIS (AP) - Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the form of complaints from the far-right. | As ... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Companies   Mosque   Muslim   Photos   Wikipedia: Mosque  
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German forward Miroslav Klose smiles during a press conference after a training session of the German national soccer team at the Robert-Schlienz stadium in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, Monday, Sept. 4, 2006. Germany will face San Marino in a Group D Euro 2008 qualifying soccer match on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006. m&c
Klose hungry for another World Cup
| Berlin - Germany striker Miroslav Klose says he would like to carry on playing for the national side at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at the age of 36. | Klose, who has ... (photo: AP / Thomas Kienzle)
Brazil   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Miroslav Klose   WorldCup  
England manager Fabio Capello, left, participates in a post-match press conference at Royal Bafokeng Sports Complex outside Rustenburg, South Africa m&c
PREVIEW: Capello seeking to set the record straight
| London - If the England manager Fabio Capello had any doubts about how much his reputation had been affected by the World Cup, they disappeared last week. | Then, as it... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
England   Photos   Soccer   Sports   Wikipedia : Fabio Capello  
Robinho Goal
Real Madrid Coach Jose Mourinho: With Zlatan Ibrahimovic And Robinho, Milan Can Challenge Inter For ...
Jose Mourinho believes Milan have closed the gap with Inter following the arrivals of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho. | By Salvatore Landolina | Share Share Real Madrid c... (photo: Creative Commons / Andres Perez)
Madrid   Milan   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: Robinho  
The headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom are seen in, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. "Given the crisis situation, we are ready to start talks at any moment," said Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov, on Orthodox Christmas Eve, a holiday in both Russia and Ukraine. Wtop
Gazprom's Q1 profits triple to $10.6 bln
| MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's gas giant Gazprom said Thursday its net profit tripled to 324.9 billion rubles ($10.6 billion) in the first quarter of the year as the company ca... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
Economy   Energy   Photos   Russia   Wikipedia: Gazprom  
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo  from Portugal controls the ball during his Santiago Bernabeu Trophy final soccer match against Penarol in the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Goal
Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo Has No Place In Our Team
Atletico president wants to continue great things at the club while watching their rivals do the opposite.... | By Andrew McLean | Share Share Atletico Madrid president E... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Madrid   Photos   Ronaldo   Soccer   Wikipedia: Cristiano Ronaldo  
File - Tony Blair, Representative of the Middle East Quartet (European Union, Russian Federation, United Nations and United States), addresses a press conference on the meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee for Assistance to the Palestinian Authority. Al Jazeera
Blair 'cried for Iraq war victims'
| Tony Blair, Britain's former prime minister, said he did not foresee the "nightmare" that unfolded in Iraq and wept for the war's victims, in memoirs released on Wednes... (photo: UN / Cia Pak)
Iraq   Photos   UK   War   Wikipedia: Tony Blair  
Smokers - Cigarettes - Smoking - Smoke The Independent
Greece aims to extinguish its addiction to smoking
| A fresh crackdown on smoking started in Greece yesterday, with the government outlawing cigarettes in enclosed public spaces and placing new limits on tobacco advertisi... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Addiction   Greece   Photos   Smoking   Wikipedia: Cigarette  
The Wall St. street sign is photographed against the American flag outside the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 in New Yo The New York Times
Wall Street Surges After Upbeat Economic Reports
| Shares on Wall Street surged Wednesday, following the direction of indexes in Asia and Europe, after a crucial manufacturing gauge in the United States unexpectedly ros... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Wall Street  
People walk past a poster showing the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Monday, April 12, 2010 The New York Times
In Poland, a Memorial Becomes a Battleground
| WARSAW — Every day, a small group of protesters gathers across the street from Poland’s presidential palace. Some kneel, others weep before pictures of thos... (photo: AP / Alik Keplicz)
Photos   Poland   Politics   Religion   Wikipedia: Lech Kaczyski  
Business & Economy Sport
- R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
- Spain in talks with Mitsubishi on components plant
- Summary Box: Spain halves deficit with big cuts
- Spain halves deficit with painful austerity cuts
A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris
R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
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- Argentina's Lionel Messi Expecting Open Game Against Wor
- Villa closes in on record as Spain begin Euro defence
- Khedira admits life in Madrid isn't easy
- Team USA Notebook: Possible Quarterfinal Against Spain Avoid
Robinho
Real Madrid Coach Jose Mourinho: With Zlatan Ibrahimovic And Robinho, Milan Can Challenge Inter For ...
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Terrorism Science & Technology
- Germany: Citizen Held by U.S. Is Suspected of Ties to Terror
- Yemeni passengers freed after terror scare
- Yemenis in terror alert released
- Dutch free Yemeni 'terror' suspects
An instruction sign is seen inside a body scanner at Schiphol airport, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.
Terrorist Ties Doubted in Amsterdam Arrests
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- In Denying a Sex Scandal, a British Minister Focuses Attenti
- Putin Extends Ban on Russian Grain Exports
- Stephen Hawking: God didn't create universe
- Wall Street Surges After Upbeat Economic Reports
The Wall St. street sign is photographed against the American flag outside the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 in New Yo
Wall Street Surges After Upbeat Economic Reports
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Health Politics
- Like Ffion, I know the pain of miscarriage - and that devast
- Never too old to be bold this Blue Friday
- No Routine X-rays in CDHB Hospitals Next Tuesday
- New Approach to Alcohol Screening in Whanganui
Alcohol - Liquor - Drinks
Scots government calls time with minimum charge for alcohol
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- Spain's Zapatero: Fiscal reconstruction will save econom
- Spain needs pain for better future: Zapatero
- Spain PM Zapatero: govt can meet financing needs
- Spain concerned over Western Sahara arrests - Zapatero
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks during a news conference a day after he won the general election at the Socialist Party's headquarters in Madrid Monday, March 10, 2008. Spain's governing Socialists prepared to embark on a second term in office on Monday, promising dialogue and speaking of responsibility as they took on the twin challenges of a slowing economy and resurgent Basque separatist viol
Spain concerned over Western Sahara arrests - Zapatero
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Entertainment Society & Culture
- Lindsay Lohan deserves another chance: Jamie Lee Curtis
- Cameron Diaz to move in with beau?
- Kangna Quits Midnight's Children
- Kareena Refuses To Do Love Making Scene In Heroine
Makati Medical Center in Makati City Philippines.
Makati Med rises from the ashes
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- In Denying a Sex Scandal, a British Minister Focuses Attenti
- Putin Extends Ban on Russian Grain Exports
- Though Condemned, German Author Opens Debate
- Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid.
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
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