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Breaking News Thu, 29 Jul 2010
In this Jan. 13, 2009 photo, people walk out from Sony Corp. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Sony said Thursday, May 14, 2009, it lost 98.9 billion yen ($1 billion) in the fiscal year through March, its first annual net loss in 14 years, and projected it would lose even more money this year amid a slump in consumer demand for electronics goods
Business   Electronics   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Sony  
 The New York Times 
Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics
| TOKYO — Buoyed by a long-awaited turnaround in its television and video game businesses, Sony said Thursday it swung to a net profit of ¥25.7 billion, or $293.9 million, in the April-June ... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany
Economy   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
 The New York Times 
Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expected. | The euro broke out of ... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer))
Passengers seen in Baliwag Transit Inc. provincial bus terminal located in  Cubao - EDSA , Quezon City , Philippines , April 12 , 2009.  Inquirer 
New MMDA boss accuses bus companies of payola
| MANILA, Philippines—Three days into job, the head of the Metro Manila Development Authority, Francis Tolentino, accused three bus companies of paying off its enforcers on a monthly basis. | Speaking... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Bus   Companies   Manila   Photos   Wikipedia: Metropolitan Manila Development Authority  
 ag2  Carrie Underwood performing at Jamboree in the Hills in Ohio on July 19-22, 2006.  She signed to 19 Recordings/Arista Records and released the single "Inside Your Heaven", which debuted as the best selling song in the nation with sales of  m&c 
Carrie Underwood worried about her `rusty pipes`
| Newlywed Carrie Underwood was concerned her “pipes would be a little rusty' after her Tahitian honeymoon. | Carrie Underwood continues her Bahamas vacation at The Cove. The singer relaxed by t... (photo: WN / aruna)
Media   Photos   Singer   Star  
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Philippine peso - US dollar - Currencies Inquirer
Peso appreciates as appetite for US dollar dips
| MANILA, Philippines -- The peso strengthened further Thursday against the US dollar, benefiting from the generally anemic appetite of investors for the greenback. | The... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Investors   Peso   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: United States dollar  
Gas station - Fuel Inquirer
Fuel supply in Metro normal -- DoE
| MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Energy assured the public on Thursday that fuel supply has already normalized in Metro Manila already normalized, after the pip... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Diesel   Manila   Photos   Pipelines   Wikipedia: Fuel  
Filipino commuters in Pasay MRT Station, Philippines Inquirer
MRT, LRT fare hike first a 'test' for Aquino – solon
| MANILA, Philippines – The proposed increase in the fare of both Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) could be the first test to President Benigno Aquin... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Fare   Philippines   Photos   Transit   Wikipedia: Manila Metro Rail Transit System  
Passanten gehen am Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008, am Siemens-Forum in Muenchen vorbei. Der Siemens-Konzern will weltweit 16.750 Stellen abbauen. In Deutschland sollen etwa 5.250 Arbeitsplaetze entfallen, wie Siemens am Dienstag mitteilte. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein) Herald Tribune
Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent
| BERLIN - A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher in the most recent quarter, the industrial conglomerate... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein))
Earnings   Economy   Orders   Photos   Siemens  
Traders check a screen on the floor of the stock market in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Argentine stocks opened higher after suffering a loss Monday amid growing concerns of a worldwide recession. Herald Tribune
Asian shares down on new signs US economy slowing
| SINGAPORE - Most Asian markets retreated Thursday after fresh evidence of slower U.S. growth blunted appetite for riskier assets like stocks. | The latest sign of slugg... (photo: AP / Eduardo Di Baia)
Asian   Economy   Markets   Photos   Stocks  
From left, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, outgoing Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Commander Army Gen. David Petraeus and incoming MNF-I Commander Army Gen. Ray Odierno talk prior to the MNF-I change of command ceremony on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Zeenews
'Fight hard' in Afghanistan but 'be a good guest': Petraeus
Washington: A new set of Afghan counterinsurgency guidelines issued by General David Petraeus includes the instruction to "be a good guest" but urges troops to "fight har... (photo: US DoD / Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morriso)
Afghanistan   NATO   Photos   Troops  
Politics Environment
- Overseas students inflate migration bubble
- Perth's Catholic Archbishop stirs fears about atheism
- Power pair Della Bosca and Neal choose to walk away
- Party coup did away with big advantage in extreme marginal
Pigs  -  Swine  -  Livestock
Government must demand release of pig audits
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- Japan experts call for robot expedition to moon
- Uncontrolled permits do environmental damage in Indonesia
- Australia urges global effort to tackle climate change
- Government denies claims that RON95 causes fire during accid
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, sand bags are used to block the flood water outside women's house in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
China flood death toll nears 1,000
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- Longer rich list hints at stable economy
- Cost cuts boost Shell bottomline
- Asian shares hit hard by Fed comment on slowing growth
- Indigenous businesses honoured
Pilipinas Shell oil transport truck seen  in Busuanga Airport for refilling airplanes in the departure terminal of the airport , Palawan Province  , Philippines , May 25 , 2009.
Shell profit rises to $4.4 billion in second quarter
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- Longer rich list hints at stable economy
- Cost cuts boost Shell bottomline
- Asian shares hit hard by Fed comment on slowing growth
- Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
In this Jan. 13, 2009 photo, people walk out from Sony Corp. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Sony said Thursday, May 14, 2009, it lost 98.9 billion yen ($1 billion) in the fiscal year through March, its first annual net loss in 14 years, and projected it would lose even more money this year amid a slump in consumer demand for electronics goods
Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics
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Health Society & Culture
- Management of heart patients 'improving'
- Assault an ambo and land in prison
- Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics
- Doctors 'should tell overweight patients that they are f
In this Jan. 13, 2009 photo, people walk out from Sony Corp. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Sony said Thursday, May 14, 2009, it lost 98.9 billion yen ($1 billion) in the fiscal year through March, its first annual net loss in 14 years, and projected it would lose even more money this year amid a slump in consumer demand for electronics goods
Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics
more
- Tearful reunion for car-chase women
- Joe Hockey pledges to hold urban density probe
- Arab jailed for consensual sex appeals against sentence
- Overseas students inflate migration bubble
Rice - Commodity
Palace studying rice distribution
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- Foreign farm buyers split Libs and Nats
- Japan experts call for robot expedition to moon
- Galapagos Islands Taken Off World Heritage List
- Japan Orders Apple To Report On Overheating iPod Nanos
Rice - Food - Staple - Commodity
Arroyo exec defends surplus rice imports
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- Diamonds on the chopping block
- Israel Folau's final insult to rugby league
- Sponsors to jump on Hayne Plane
- Cricket Australia invokes Anzac spirit - set to back a Kiwi
Samantha Stosur from Australia returns the ball to Patty Schnyder from Switzerland at the Madrid Open Tennis Tournament in Madrid, on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
Stosur celebrates ranking with a win
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