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Thu 17 May 2012
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Japanese
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last October 6 for his final press conference as president of the
European
Central
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North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
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L. Malinao MANILA, May 17 (
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Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
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Nikkei falls 0.9 pct, deep in "oversold" territory
*
Index
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Big
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Hankyu
Hanshin,
Taiheiyo Cement
surge on
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... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
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