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Japan carmakers Q1 seen weak but trend improving

Japan's top automakers will report weak first-quarter results hit by a stronger yen and production cutbacks, but most expect a steady improvement in coming quarters helped partly by government programmes to encourage car purchases and progress in cost-cutting.

World's Top 10 weird attractions

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Travelers seeking a bit of novelty on their journeys can study toilets from 2,500 BC or join a red-carpet duck parade, according to a list of top 10 weird attractions by travel review website IgoUgo.com.
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Germany calls carbon tariffs eco-imperialism

Germany called a French idea to slap carbon tariffs on products from countries that are not trying to cut greenhouse gases a form of eco-imperialism and a direct violation of WTO rules.
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Vodafone reassures with uneventful Q1, shares rise

Vodafone , the world's largest mobile phone firm by revenues, reported a slight decline in quarterly organic sales in line with muted expectations and reiterated its full-year outlook, lifting its shares on Friday.
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Vodafone reports in-line sales, reiterates outlook

Vodafone , the world's largest mobile phone firm by revenues, reported a slight decline in organic sales, in line with muted market expectations, as strength in India and Africa compensated for European weakness.
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China says emerging nations deserve more weight

Emerging nations deserve more weight in global financial institutions for the world to climb out of its current crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said during the annual ASEAN summit in Thailand, with the presence of United States and Japan.
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MTN meeting India regulator on Bharti deal-report

Officials from MTN are meeting India's capital market watchdog and stock exchanges to understand regulatory issues on a proposed deal between the South African firm and Bharti Airtel, the Economic Times reported on Thursday.
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Hyundai posts record Q2 profit, gaining share

Hyundai Motor Co is likely to struggle to replicate its record quarterly profit as the benefits from a weaker won and government stimulus fade but the popularity of its small, cheap vehicles will help it gain share in a weak global market.
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The Century Solar Eclipse now available online (video)

The live broadcast of the Century Solar Eclipse provided by Sina had attracted more than 30 million viewers in three hours, with the latest record breaking peak concurrent users of over 3.2 million, which is much more than the one million viewers of the 2008 Olympics, Broad net Beijing reported on Wednesday.
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History of Solar eclipses

The longest eclipse of this century was passing through the world's two most populous nations, India and China, on Wednesday.
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Coke tops view despite currency hit, shares off

Coca-Cola Co's better-than-expected quarterly profit was not enough to please investors who looked for stocks with stronger growth potential on Tuesday, as weaker foreign currencies reduced Coke's gains in emerging markets.
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Merrill may sell management of Asian property fund: source

Bank of America's (BAC.N) Merrill Lynch is in talks with several firms including Blackstone (BX.N) and Apollo Investment Management to sell management rights of its $2.65 billion Asian Real Estate Opportunity Fund, a source with knowledge of the deal said.
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Coke tops view despite strong dollar

Coca-Cola Co reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, aided by growth in emerging markets, but its shares fell as revenue was lighter than anticipated and investors looked for stocks with stronger growth potential.
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Dell interested in buying Indian-model IT firms

Dell, the world's second-biggest maker of personal computers after Hewlett-Packard, says it wants to buy lean IT firms with business models similar to those of India's outsourcing pioneers.
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ONGC taps Citi for Kosmos Ghana stake bid: sources

India's leading oil producer ONGC has hired Citigroup to advise it on a bid for Kosmos Energy's stake in an oil field in Ghana in a deal that could be worth between $3 billion and $5 billion, sources familiar with the deal said.
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India and U.S. agree on defense pact

The United States and India said on Monday they had agreed on a defense pact that takes a major step toward allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to the South Asian nation as it modernizes its military.
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India's Tata Steel, Suzlon launch GDR sales-sources

India's Tata Steel and Suzlon Energy Ltd launched global depositary share offers on Monday to raise a combined $575 million, sources said, leaning on a share market rally and rising foreign appetite for Indian offers.
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Xinjiang riots pre-planned at 50 places: state media

Ethnic rioting in China's far western region of Xinjiang was well planned and co-ordinated to take place at more than 50 locations across the regional capital Urumqi, the official People's Daily reported Sunday.

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