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C O V E R
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SIXTH PM IN FIVE YEARS
Noda chosen to lead DPJ, Japan

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W O R L D I N B R I E F
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SYRIA
Gunmen break artist’s hands as ’warning’ ※

NIGERIA
U.N. headquarters bombed; 18 killed ※

PAKISTAN
Al-Qaida No.2 slayed in drone strike

MEXICO
52 die in attack on casino

NEPAL
Ex-Maoist rebel elected prime minister

NEW ZEALAND
’Happy Feet’ hopefully heading home

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W O R L D
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LIBYA
Libya rebels tighten noose on Gadhafi bastion
追い詰められるカダフィ勢力

U.S.
East Coast quake rekindles debate on U.S. nuclear safety
東部地震で米原発の安全基準に異論

NORTH KOREA
Kim offers nuke test moratorium for talks
北朝鮮、6者協議再開で核実験凍結の用意

SUDAN
Tribal conflicts threaten S. Sudan
独立した南スーダンで民族衝突が激化

U.K.
Olympic residents wonder what’s in it for them
ロンドン五輪、地元には恩恵なく

UGANDA
Uganda’s first white politician plans physical, cultural change
ウガンダに初の白人市長が誕生

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J A P A N I N B R I E F
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Noda takes over, starts key selections ※

Tepco eyes 10% rate hike for spring

Town in Iwate elects new mayor

Fallout said 168 times Hiroshima’s ※

Kan wants disposal site in Fukushima

Ban on beef shipments lifted

Maehara admits more foreign donations

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N A T I O N A L
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Experts mixed over yen selloff measure
政府の緊急円高対策に専門家は

Kan finally resigns amid sinking public confidence
菅首相、民主党代表を辞任

JNTO aims to put quake-hit Tohoku region on the map
シンガポールから東北に親善大使

Mapping the best way back home
震災時、頼りになったのは紙の地図

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B U S I N E S S
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Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
アップルのジョブズＣＥＯが辞任

America’s profligate ways shock parsimonious Chinese consumers
経済拡大でも消費行動は地道な中国人

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F O C U S
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National Geographic’s Enric Sala is a man on a mission

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S C I E N C E
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Archaeopteryx knocked off evolutionary perch

It’s a wild, wild world: Millions of unseen species inhabit the Earth

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C L O S E - U P
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Perry holds U.S. record on execution

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S P O T L I G H T
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Murofushi wins world men’s hammer gold

Vettel triumphs at Belgian Grand prix

World’s oldest person turns 115

Woman convicted in hot sauce abuse case

Jury rules against penis amputee

Vietnam marks legendary general’s 100th birthday

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L I F E S T Y L E
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Post-9/11, few but superheroes can save the day

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V I E W P O I N T
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U.S. defense cuts

The Strauss-Kahn case

Western influence in Syria

Lesson from Libya

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C O M M E N T A R Y
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What we learned from the 1991 coup attempt

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O P I N I O N
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Accelerate decontamination ※

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E A S Y R E A D I N G
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A new language for Western opera: Chinese

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T O P I C
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In Hebron, bargains draw crowds to Old City