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6.8 quake hits Japan \| TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early yesterday, injuring at least 43 people, causing blackouts a... (photo: AP/Koji Sasahara) NZ Herald Disaster Earthquake Emergency Japan Photos
Strong quake jolts northern Japan, no tsunami \| TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring several people, burying three cars under a landslide and cutting off electric po... (photo: AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) The Star Disaster Earthquake Emergency Japan Photos
Enrile: Supreme Court is wrong \| Most Read News Enrile: Supreme Court is wrong No opposition to Recto appointment to NEDA, but… El Shaddai leader warns Arroyo: Don't try to extend term (UPDATE 2) Power... (photo: WN) Inquirer Appointment Court Manufacturing Philippines Photos
Strong quake jolts Japan Jul 24, 2008 6:01 AM \| A strong earthquake has jolted northern Japan, injuring several people, burying three cars under a landslide and cutting off electric power to at l... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) TVNZ Disaster Earthquake Emergency Japan Photos
Shift to smaller cars raises safety questions Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:05pm ET \| \| By John Crawley - Analysis \| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An accelerating consumer shift from sport utility vehicles and pickups to more fuel-ef... (photo: WN) Reuters Cars Photos Production Sport Transport
Animals fed recycled leftovers Risa Maeda \| Sakura - With animal feed and fertiliser prices at record highs, Japan's food recycling industry is seeing greater demand than ever before for pellets for pi... (photo: GNU / CdricGravelle) News24 Animal Food Money Nature Photos
Nakamura Feels The Pain \| Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura has revealed he can no longer ignore the groin pain which has blighted him for months. \| The Japanese international is said to be fl... (photo: AP) Sporting Life League Photos Soccer Sports Star
Dollar climbs on back of weak oil prices \| Euro coins and a US dollar bill. The dollar rose against the euro and the yen, propped up by lower oil prices and renewed speculation about possible US interest rate hi... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Turkish Press Bank Dollar Economy Money Photos
Toyota's Global Sales Rose 2 Percent In 1st-half Toyota sold more than 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in the first half, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. \| Toyota'... (photo: creative commons) CBS News Automaker Business Industry Market Photos
Dollar gains, boosted by oil, stocks; yen falls * Dollar gains broadly, risk appetite improves * Oil prices support dollar * Euro hits record high against yen (Recasts, adds comments, updates prices, changes byline, da... (photo: Public Domain / patricia) The Guardian Dollar Economy Euro Photos Prices
Toyota tops GM in first-half sales with 4.8M worldwide Updated \| Comment \| Recommend \| \| \| By Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer TOKYO — Toyota beat General Motors in worldwide sales in the first hal... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) USA Today Business Gasoline Gm Photos Tokyo
Toyota says it sold 4.8M vehicles worldwide in first half, up 2 percent from a ... \| TOKYO - Toyota sold more than 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in the first half, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.... (photo: Creative commons) Star Tribune Business Finance Japan Photos Vehicles Worldwide
Japan recycling more leftovers for animal feed \| : With prices for animal feed and fertilizer at record highs, Japan's food-recycling industry is seeing greater demand than ever before for pellets for pigs and poultry... (photo: GNU Free Documentation / Secretlondon) International Herald Tribune Animal Food Industry Japan Photos
Rice meets with North Korean diplomat in Singapore \| MATTHEW LEE \| The Associated Press \| SINGAPORE - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met North Korea's top diplomat in Singapore Wednesday, ending a four-year hiatus in... (photo: AP / Dita Alangkara, Pool) Philadelphia Daily News Condoleezza Diplomacy NKorea Nuclear Photos Slideshow
NBA king Kobe looks to follow Jordan's path \| BEIJING (Reuters) - Having learned finally to share the ball, Kobe Bryant is poised to lead the United States' charge for Olympic basketball gold in Beijing. \| Appearin... (photo: creative commons / ) The Boston Globe Basketball Beijing Photos Star States
Japan feeds animals recycled leftovers \| By Risa Maeda \| Sakura, Japan - With animal feed and fertiliser prices at record highs, Japan's food recycling industry is seeing greater demand than ever before for pe... (photo: Creative Commons / Jim Champion ) Independent online Animals Food Japan Photos Society
Japan feeds animals recycled leftovers \| SAKURA: With animal feed and fertilizer prices at record highs, Japan's food recycling industry is s... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times Of India Animals Japan Leftover Photos Poultry
Gold near 2-week low on weak oil; platinum bounces SINGAPORE - Gold dipped today as oil extended losses and robbed the metal of some of its appeal as a hedge against inflation, while platinum bounced after falling to its ... (photo: WN) Business Day Business Economy Energy Gold Photos
Most Japantown cherry trees saved \| VANCOUVER - The city's park board has voted unanimously to save all but two of 15 commemorative cherry trees in Oppenheimer Park, reversing an earlier decision to take ... (photo: WN / Manuela Paraipan) Canada Dot Com Canada Enviroment Fruits Nature Photos
Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors \| File photo shows a worker adjusting a logo of Japanese electronics giant Hitachi at a trade fair in Berlin. Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will jointly d... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) Turkish Press Business Japan Nuclear Photos Power