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 Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
| Beijing: Workers began cleaning up a chemical spill in northeastern China Thursday after more than 3,000 containers of chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods to hit the country ... (photo: AP) Gulf News
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 Sampras to make first visit to China
| CHENGDU, China -- Move over, giant pandas. The legendary Pete Sampras is coming to town. | On Thursday, the City of Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province, and CCTV-IMG Sports Management Company, annou... (photo: AP / Andres Leighton) China Daily
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 Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent
| BERLIN - A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher in the most recent quarter, the industrial conglomerate... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein)) Herald Tribune
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 Asian shares down on new signs US economy slowing
| SINGAPORE - Most Asian markets retreated Thursday after fresh evidence of slower U.S. growth blunted appetite for riskier assets like stocks. | The latest sign of slugg... (photo: AP / Eduardo Di Baia) Herald Tribune
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 European Stocks Gain Ground
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | European stock markets opened slightly higher Thursday, as investors weigh up the competing influences of disappointing U.S. economic data but upbeat s... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer) Wall Street Journal
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 Gold regains strength on dollar; ETF down 1%
| SINGAPORE - Gold rebounded on Thursday as the US dollar weakened against other currencies but gains could are seen limited after holdings in the world's largest gold-ba... (photo: WN / Minakumari) Mining Weekly
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 As China's Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It
| BEIJING — China, the world’s most prodigious emitter of greenhouse gas, continues to suffer the downsides of unbridled economic growth despite a raft of new... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The New York Times
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 Lacson reinvestigation bid denied
| A Manila court has denied for lack of merit a motion filed by Sen. Panfilo Lacson to reinvestigate charges of two counts of murder filed by the justice department over ... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) Malaya
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 European Markets Slip on Concerns About U.S.
| European exchanges traded in a narrow range Wednesday amid signs that the recent rally may be running out of steam because of concerns about a recovery in the United St... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) The New York Times
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 Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search
| TOKYO — Yahoo Japan will use Google technology to power its Internet search engine and search advertising platform, the Japanese company announced Tuesday, diver... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma, File) Herald Tribune
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 Earnings Boost European Stocks
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | LONDON—European stock markets opened higher Wednesday, with relatively strong earnings news offering a degree of confidence. | The U.K. FTSE 100 ... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Wall Street Journal
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