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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)
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  
The glories of Europe's high-speed rails  Peace FM Online 
Europe Blacklists Two Ghanaian Airlines
The European Union added two cargo carriers from Ghana to Europe's list of unsafe airlines, prohibiting Meridian Airways from flying in the bloc and restricting operations by Airlift International. | ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Airlines   Cargo   Ghana   Photos   Wikipedia: Europe  
Top Stories
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  
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  
In this July 15, 2010 photograph, trader John Bowers works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange m&c
Wall Street up on economic growth, manufacturing data
| New York - Stocks rose Wednesday on Wall Street, following world markets higher on economic growth in Australia and US manufacturing data. | The Institute for Supply Ma... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Economy   Manufacturing   Photos   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Dave Vail with Kellogg Capital Markets LLC works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, July 16, 2010, before the closing bell in New York Newsvine
Markets start September with a bang; Dow up 255
| NEW YORK — The fear that has been hanging over markets for most of August lifted on Wednesday. For how long remains anyone's guess. | The stock market started Sep... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle)
Markets   Photos   Stock   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
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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- Team USA Notebook: Possible Quarterfinal Against Spain Avoid
- Hushovd takes sprint victory in Spain after tough climb
- That's Nou! Barcelona strike deal with USAP of Perpignan
- Atletico Madrid Were Never Interested In Galatasaray Captain
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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- Putin Extends Ban on Russian Grain Exports
- Stephen Hawking: God didn't create universe
- Wall Street Surges After Upbeat Economic Reports
- UK jury: bomb expert died in flawed secret tests
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
- Drink to good health
- Sugar doesn't relieve baby's pain
- Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab
- A balanced diet, including arginine, can protect the body fr
Juices - Cranberry and Lemonade Juice
Drink to good health
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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
- Rodriguez's 'Machete' tears it up as grindhouse
- 'Soul Kitchen' serves up madcap comedy
- Insiders' look - from a tank - at 1982 Israel-Lebanon wa
- A French gangster's denouement
Lady Antebellum
Turned down by mom, Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood is 'in the hunt' for a CMA ...
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- Putin Extends Ban on Russian Grain Exports
- Though Condemned, German Author Opens Debate
- Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
- R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
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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