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Shanties are seen standing besides high rise buildings in Indias commercial capital city of Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
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India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But Is It Modern?
| PONDICHERRY, INDIA — S. Durairaj is by all accounts a modern man. He drives a car, uses a cellphone and keeps up with international news. In his spare time, he studies for a law degree. He int... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade) The New York Times
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Avon Products 2Q net income doubles
| NEW YORK -- Avon Products Inc. says higher revenue in Latin America and Europe helped its second-quarter net income more than double. | The direct seller of beauty products says net income rose to $... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The News & Observer
Panasonic LCD TV - Electronics Panasonic plans to buy out subsidiaries Sanyo, Panasonic Electric under $9.4B green initiative
| TOKYO - Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses such a... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Star Tribune
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Sony Sony rebounds to profit in April-June quarter
| TOKYO -- Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal computers and televisions. | T... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The News & Observer
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Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, June 26, 2008. Sony outlined its strategy for growth Thursday geared at regaining its lead in TVs, wiping out the red ink in video games and rolling out movie services to woo Net-savvy consumers. Sony Rebounds To Profit In April-June Quarter
TOKYO (AP) - Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, persona... (photo: (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) / ) CBS News
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Hyundai Car Interior Hyundai Motor 2Q net profit soars to record $1.2B
| SEOUL, South Korea -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s second-quarter net profit soared 71 percent to a record high as both sales revenue and volume rose. | Hyundai, South Korea's b... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The News & Observer
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The Kids Are All Right The Kids Are All Right
| While conducting my never-ending search for cheerful news, I noticed that one of New York’s senators made the Top 10 in a list of the 50 most beautiful people on ... (photo: WN / marzena) The New York Times
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French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attends a press conference on World Aids Day, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 in Paris. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to be named later Monday a special ambassador for the the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an international fund-raising organization French first lady filming in latest Allen flick
| PARIS – France's first lady, a former supermodel turned singer, is making her debut as an actress, filming Wednesday in the shadow of Notre Dame cathedral for Woody A... (photo: AP / Philippe Wojazer, pool) China Daily
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A public utility jeepney ( PUJ ) seen emitting smoke and causes air pollution , Mandaluyong City , Philippines, October 17 , 2008. 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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PROJECTOR - TECHNOLOGY - SANYO Panasonic to buy out Sanyo, other unit: Sources
TOKYO: Panasonic Corp plans to acquire the shares it does not already own in Sanyo Electric Co and Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd, four sources with knowledge of the mat... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The Times Of India
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India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But I
Shanties are seen standing besides high rise buildings in Indias commercial capital city of Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But Is It Modern?
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French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attends a press conference on World Aids Day, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 in Paris. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to be named later Monday a special ambassador for the the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an international fund-raising organization
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India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But I
Shanties are seen standing besides high rise buildings in Indias commercial capital city of Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But Is It Modern?
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Shanties are seen standing besides high rise buildings in Indias commercial capital city of Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009.
India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But Is It Modern?
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