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 May 29, 2012 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSWestern Nations, Protesting Killings, Expel Syrian EnvoysBy NEIL MacFARQUHARThe response by the United States and others came as a United Nations official gave credence to suspicions that Syrian pro-government militias, known as shabiha, were at least partly responsible for the killings. For Japanese Job Seekers, Overseas Study Can Be a Deal KillerBy HIROKO TABUCHICritics say the reluctance of Japanese businesses to hire Western-educated graduates who return to the homeland hurts some of Japan's major - and increasingly globalized - industries. Iran Confirms Attack by New Data VirusBy THOMAS ERDBRINKThe computers of high-ranking Iranian officials appear to have been penetrated by a data mining virus called Flame, in what may be the most destructive cyber attack since the notorious Stuxnet virus. Deadly Earthquake Hits Northern ItalyBy ELISABETTA POVOLEDOA 5.8 magnitude tremor shook the same region where a quake struck less than 10 days ago. A Measure of ChangeSecret 'Kill List' Proves a Test of Obama's Principles and WillBy JO BECKER and SCOTT SHANEPresident Obama has placed himself at the helm of a top secret process to designate terrorists for kill or capture, reserving the final say on approving lethal action, say current and former aides. |
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BUSINESSAthens No Longer Sees Most of Its Bailout AidBy LIZ ALDERMAN and JACK EWINGMuch of the money provided by international rescuers to the Greek government is flowing directly back into the institutions. Governor of Spain's Central Bank to Step Aside EarlyBy RAPHAEL MINDERMiguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez said Tuesday that he would quit his job just days after watching Spain's banking sector sink deeper into crisis. Repsol to Sell Assets and Spend More on ExplorationBy RAPHAEL MINDERThe Spanish oil group is rethinking its strategy after the Argentine government seized YPF, which had been by far its largest foreign asset. DealBookMarubeni of Japan to Buy Gavilon for $3.6 BillionBy HIROKO TABUCHIThe Japanese trading house has agreed to buy the grain merchant Gavilon Group for $3.6 billion, as Marubeni looks to gain access to American agriculture markets. BYD Releases Details About Electric Taxi FireBy KEITH BRADSHERBYD said that a gasoline-powered car also would have been demolished by the crash, in which a sports car racing at least 180 kilometers an hour hit the electric car from behind. |
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