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Jul 25th, 2011
(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Flames leap above the tree tops of tall Ponderosa Pine trees in the Apache National Forest during back burn operations as the Wallow Fire burned in June 2011 in Big Lake, Arizona. Climate change is likely to cause more frequent wildfires and may transform the forests and ecosystem of the iconic Yellowstone national park in the coming decades, a US study said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian) -
By Tomo Uetake TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 2.3 percent on Wednesday, breaking above 15,000 for the first time since January 2008, with Sony Corp surging after an activist U.S. fund called on the company to spin off and list its lucrative entertainment unit. The market's run to a fresh 5-1/2 year high was underpinned by f... [Full Article]
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(Reuters) - Sci-fi movie "Star Trek Into Darkness" journeyed to the top of weekend box office charts as the latest voyage of the Starship Enterprise pulled in $70.6 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. The new 3D installment in the "Star Trek" franchise knocked the mighty "Iron Man 3" to second place. The superhero s... [Full Article]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased from a 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday as Wall Street ended flat and the dollar slipped against the yen on caution before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony. The Nikkei fell 0.6 percent to 15,269.85, while the broader Topix index dipped 0.2 percent to 1,266.71. (Reporting... [Full Article]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 anti-corruption revolt and a possible prelude to a return to higher office. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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