 Why A Japanese E-Commerce Giant Is The Lead Investor In Pinterest Thu 17 May 2012
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is the lead investor in Pinterest's $100 million round.... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Business Insider
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 Europe's banks on the brink Thu 17 May 2012
LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser) Reuters
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 North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor Thu 17 May 2012
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts... (photo: AP / APTN) The Daily Telegraph
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 Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines Thu 17 May 2012
By Alito L. Malinao MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Xinhua
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 Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources Wed 16 May 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetApple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times of India
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 Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report Wed 16 May 2012
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian
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 Climate Change: Its Effects On Migration, Conflict In Northern Ghana Wed 16 May 2012
Scientific evidence available to various research institutions in Ghana have showed that the three regions of the North comprising Upper West, Upper East and Northern... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Joy Online
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 Nikkei falls 0.9 pct, deep in "oversold" territory Wed 16 May 2012
* Index falls to fresh 3-1/2-month low * Big banks offer support on strong earnings guidance * Hankyu Hanshin, Taiheiyo Cement surge on MSCI inclusion * Hokuhoku... (photo: Creative Commons / OSX) Reuters
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 World stocks mixed amid Greek political impasse Tue 15 May 2012
BANGKOK — World stocks were held in check Tuesday by a political impasse in Greece that could lead it to a destabilizing exit from the euro currency union. Shizuo... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Atlanta Journal
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 Nikkei closes at 3-1/2 month low on Greece fears Tue 15 May 2012
Tweet TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a 3-1/2 month closing low on Tuesday, weighed down by exporters with exposure to Europe after Greece struggled to form a... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Times of India
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 Mazda Leads Japanese Automaker Shares Lower on Yen Tue 15 May 2012
Mazda Motor Corp., Japan’s most export-reliant carmaker, led shares of the nation’s automakers lower as mounting concerns about the European debt crisis drove the yen to... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Jakarta Globe
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 Toyota Launches Pixis Epoch Minivehicle in Japan (70 MPG US for <$10K) Mon 14 May 2012
writes: All models are equipped with the eco-IDLE*3 system—an idling-stop function that shuts off the engine as the vehicle comes to a stop (approximately 7 km/h or... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Treehugger
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 Peter Berg takes command of 'Battleship' action Mon 14 May 2012
ABOARD THE USS SPRUANCE - On a clear, windless morning in January, director Peter Berg climbed from a U.S. Navy helicopter onto the deck of this 9,200-ton destroyer... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Torrey W Lee) The Charlotte Observer
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 Canon eyes robot-only production for cameras Mon 14 May 2012
By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press Comments Tokyo - Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs - a key change being... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam) Detroit news
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 JAL profits boosted by cost cuts Mon 14 May 2012
Japan Airlines (JAL), which went bankrupt two years ago, has posted an annual net profit of 186.6bn yen ($2.3bn; £1.5bn) thanks to cost cuts. Revenue for the year to 31... (photo: Public domain photo) BBC News
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 World stocks fall after optimism fizzles on China Mon 14 May 2012
TOKYO - (AP) -- World stock markets fell Monday as optimism over a move by China's central bank to encourage lending were offset by lingering uncertainty about... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) Newsday
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 5 Invasive Plants You Can Eat Mon 14 May 2012
The logic of eating wild plants is obvious; the logic of eating invasive wild plants is even more so. Culling aggressive species that have a negative impact on native... (photo: Creative Commons) Treehugger
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 Kagawa tight-lipped on future after Fergie visit Sun 13 May 2012
AFP - Japan star Shinji Kagawa continued to remain tight-lipped about his future after scoring in Borussia Dortmund's 5-2 German Cup final hammering of Bayern Munich,... (photo: AP / Gero Breloer) France24
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 Picture must be drawn up for V-shaped business recovery Sat 12 May 2012
Can the nation's businesses bounce back from a string of adversities, including the Great East Japan Earthquake, to achieve an early V-shaped recovery? Every company must... (photo: WN / RTayco) Daily Yomiuri
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 Sony slides to three-decade low on strategy doubts Sat 12 May 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Corp slumped more than 7 percent to near 32-year lows, as investors doubted the Japanese consumer electronics giant has a strategy to fix... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Reuters
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