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Koike eyes bid as Japan's first woman PM

AFP - Wednesday, September 3

TOKYO (AFP) - - Yuriko Koike emerged Wednesday as a possible contender to be Japan's first female prime minister, with heavyweights in the ailing ruling party urging her to challenge conservative favourite Taro Aso. More »

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  • Air-conditioned drug tunnel found on Mexico-US border

    AFP - Wednesday, September 3

    MEXICO CITY (AFP) - - Mexican police discovered an air-conditioned drug-smuggling tunnel less than 60 meters (65 yards) from the US border in northwest Mexico, state police said. More »

  • New Orleans mayor asks evacuees to be patient

    AFP - Wednesday, September 3

    NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said the city remains vulnerable and asked hundreds of thousands of people who fled Hurricane Gustav to wait a little longer before returning home. More »

  • Argentina to repay 6.7 bln dollars to Paris Club countries

    Argentina to repay 6.7 bln dollars to Paris Club countries

    AFP - Wednesday, September 3

    BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - - Argentina announced Tuesday it will pay off its 6.7-billion-dollar debt to the Paris Club of international creditors, as the South American country slowly regains its footing following the disastrous economic crash of 2001. More »

  • Marital crisis? Blame it on male genes

    Marital crisis? Blame it on male genes

    AFP - Wednesday, September 3

    STOCKHOLM (AFP) - - Swedish researchers said Tuesday what women have suspected all along: that marital woes can often be attributed to men's genetic make-up, according to a study linking a common male gene to relationship problems. More »

  • Google sets off Internet browser war

    AFP - Wednesday, September 3

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Google on Tuesday launches its own internet browser, Google Chrome, in a new challenge to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox. More »

  • OECD hikes US growth forecast, sees UK recession

    OECD hikes US growth forecast, sees UK recession

    AFP - Wednesday, September 3

    PARIS (AFP) - - The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday raised its forecast for US economic growth this year but cut its estimates for Japan and the eurozone, and said Britain faced recession. More »

  • Euro strikes six-month dollar low

    Euro strikes six-month dollar low

    AFP - Wednesday, September 3

    LONDON (AFP) - - The euro on Monday fell below 1.45 dollars for the first time since February as the market anticipated lower interest rates in the eurozone, with inflation concerns easing amid tumbling oil prices. More »

  • Australian central bank cuts interest rates

    AFP - Wednesday, September 3

    SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australia's central bank cut interest rates Tuesday for the first time in over six-and-a-half years, pushing them down 25 basis points to seven percent amid signs of cooling economic growth. More »

  • Russia warns Australia against scrapping uranium deal: report

    AFP - Tuesday, September 2

    SYDNEY (AFP) - - Any decision by Australia to scrap a deal to sell uranium to Russia to protest its action in Georgia would be "politically biased" and economically harmful, Moscow's envoy to Canberra has reportedly warned. More »