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Breaking News Thu, 17 May 2012
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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. | Most people in the United States have never heard of Rakuten. And that's a bi... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet looks on during a news conference in Frankfurt, on Thursday, June 10, 2010. T
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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 president of the European Central Ba... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser)
Jollibee branch in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City - PHilippines  Xinhua  Thu 17 May 2012
Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
| 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 investments registered last m... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
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Apple Iphone - Smartphone  The Times Of India  Wed 16 May 2012
Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources
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 and Japan TOKYO: Apple plans... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Samsung Mobile Phones The Guardian Wed 16 May 2012
Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
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 valu... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Empty land and grass with blue sky - climate - environment Joy Online Wed 16 May 2012
Climate Change: Its Effects On Migration, Conflict In Northern Ghana
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 R... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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20082010 Toyota Yaris (NCP90R) YR 3-door hatchback, photographed in Sandringham, New South Wales, Australia. Reuters Wed 16 May 2012
Nikkei falls 0.9 pct, deep in "oversold" territory
| * 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 Financ... (photo: Creative Commons / OSX)
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A small pile of snow is seen outside an Isuzu branch office in Springfield, Illinois, USA as seen on this January 22, 2010 file photo. Atlanta Journal Tue 15 May 2012
World stocks mixed amid Greek political impasse
| 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)
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Nissan - Automaker The Times Of India Tue 15 May 2012
Nikkei closes at 3-1/2 month low on Greece fears
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... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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