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 Wide-view of the Security Council meeting considering the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Sudan, at UN Headquarters in New York. cg1
Iran   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   UN  
 Daily Yomiuri 
Will Japan preside over Iran sanctions at UNSC?
| As Japan prepares to assume the president of the U.N. Security Council in April, debate is already under way in various arenas regarding sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Against this... (photo: UN/Eskinder Debebe)
New Slovenian euro coins are seen in Ljubljana, in this, Dec. 15, 2006 photo. The euro will be Slovenia's currency as of Jan. 1, 2007. The tiny alpine country is becoming the 13th nation using the single European currency, a switch Prime Minister Janez Jansa called the "biggest national achievement" since this former Yugoslav country joined the European Union in 2004.
Currency   Europe   Financial Crisis   Photos   UK  
 Gulf News 
Euro, pound slip on debt worries
| London: Concerns over Europe's fiscal problems hit the euro and sterling Wednesday, while world stocks hovered near their recent six-week highs, though they were still up 66 per cent from a low hit ... (photo: AP / Denis Sarkic)
 Newsvine 
Are you ready for the toilet of the future?
| — While most bathrooms in the United States are business as usual, toilets in Japan and in some parts of Europe are high-tech wonders, overflowing with luxurious amenities such as heated seats... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Health   Photos   Technology   Travel  
 The Examiner 
Papaya leaf extract used to treat certain cancers
| A brewed pot of papaya leaf extract tea may be just what the doctor may order AP Photo/US Consumer Product Safety Commission If you like this ... African American women twice as likely to die from b... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Food   Health   Nutrition   Photos   Science  
Top Stories
In this photo taken on Aug. 29, 2009, Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, waves during a last minute speech to the public in downtown Tokyo, Japan, during the last day for Parliament's lower house election campaign. Japan voted Sunday Aug. 30, 2009, in parliamentary elections expected to end the ruling conservative party's nearly 54 years in power and give a largely untested opposition a chance to make good on its promises to revive the ailing economy and turn around record-high unemployment. Breitbart
REFILING: 2ND LD: DPJ agrees to New Komeito request to expand child-allowance scope+
allowance scope+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 10 (Kyodo)—(EDS: CORRECTING DAY OF THE WEEK IN 2ND GRAF) | Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan deci... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Health   Japan   Kids   Photos   Tokyo  
Dollar - Currency Breitbart
Dollar firms around 90 yen line amid lack of trading cues+
TOKYO, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar held steady around the 90 yen line in subdued Tokyo trading Wednesday as market participants largely sat on the sideli... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Currency   Dollar   Market   Photos   Trading  
Nakajima after retiring from the 2009 Australuan Grand Prix The Guardian
Nakajima upbeat after F1 career stalls
TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Kazuki Nakajima has vowed to find a way back into Formula One after his final hope of securing a drive in the 2010 season was dashed. ... (photo: Creative Commons / Cobra bubbles)
Formula   Japan   Nakajima   Photos   Sport  
 KLdy1 - currency - usd - dollar - us dollar - u.s dollar - united states dollar. (dy1) Inquirer
Dollar subdued in Asia
| TOKYO – The dollar was steady in Asia Wednesday as traders took to the sidelines ahead of US and Chinese economic reports due this week. | The euro was almost flat at $... (photo: WN)
China   Dollar   Economy   Euro   Photos  
Canon Store for Cameras China Daily
Canon says China may become top camera market in 2015
| Canon Inc expects China's camera market to become the world's largest as early as 2015, overtaking the US, its head of the business said. | Canon, the world's biggest c... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Business   China   Industry   Market   Photos  
Business Entertainment
- Look at the numbers before predicting China's triumph
- A look under Inchcape's bonnet
- There's no place like home for Standard Life
- Tokyo angered by bluefin tuna trade ban
New Slovenian euro coins are seen in Ljubljana, in this, Dec. 15, 2006 photo. The euro will be Slovenia's currency as of Jan. 1, 2007. The tiny alpine country is becoming the 13th nation using the single European currency, a switch Prime Minister Janez Jansa called the "biggest national achievement" since this former Yugoslav country joined the European Union in 2004.
Euro, pound slip on debt worries
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- Loud and proud
- Raima has the summer blues
- Spielberg, Hanks deliver worthy follow-up to Band of Brother
- Sony to launch 3D TV in July
Mallika Sherawat, Bollywood, Mumbai, India .
Mallika Sherawat opens up on her Hissss-story
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Crime Health
- Europe's dependency on American military protection has
- Catch him if you can - Rico Suave, the thief who was a hit a
- There's no place like home for Standard Life
- Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Dogs - Pets - Animals
Owners will be forced to microchip dogs in new curbs on 'weapon' pets
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- Learn parenting with baby robots
- Live Blog: AC Milan at Manchester United
- Jury rules in favor of KCI in Smith & Nephew patent dispute
- Face it suckers, the knotweed is only the start
papaya - Fruit
Papaya Extract Thwarts Cancer Cell Growth
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Trading Politics
- Shanghai Rally Halted; Tokyo Little Changed
- Japan stocks flat; Toyota falls on mounting woes
- Japanese stocks were flat ahead of release of key data (Roun
- JGB futures up, curve flatter in auction afterglow
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
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- Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU
- Remarks by President Obama and President Preval of the Repub
- Won't stand for wage freeze, say unions
- Fatal OPP shooting stuns suspect's neighbours
US Navy  Iraqi citizens come out in masses to vote for the first ever Free Elections in Iraq.
Insurgents kill 24 in Iraq election day attacks
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