★ COVER
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- Europe heads in a new direction


★ FOCUS
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- WTC back on top in New York City


WORLD IN BRIEF
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- Long fight expected in Gitmo 9/11 case (UNITED STATES) ※
- Putin sworn in as president (RUSSIA) ※
- U.S. airstrike kills al-Qaida leader (YEMEN)
- Nine hanged for ’glass’ trafficking (IRAN)
- London re-elects Johnson as mayor (BRITAIN)
- Rape charges dropped against 3 women (ZIMBABWE)

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WORLD
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- Argentine ad ’politicizes’ Olympics, IOC charges (ARGENTINA)
　 アルゼンチンが五輪を「政治利用」
- Chen deal a face-saver for Washington, Beijing (UNITED STATES - CHINA)
人権活動家問題に米中関係の成熟を見る
- Obama melds commander in chief, election roles (UNITED STATES)
オバマ氏大統領選に向けアフガン訪問
- Murdoch ’not fit’ to run major company, panel says (BRITAIN)
英特別委、メディア王マードック氏を批判
- Turkish arts under pressure from conservative government (TURKEY)
トルコで保守派政府と芸術家の対立
- Annan haunted by Bosnia, Rwanda failures in battle with Syria’s Assad (SYRIA)
行き詰まるアナン特使のシリア調停


JAPAN IN BRIEF
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- Bus company in crash violated safety regulations
- Under-15 population keeps on dropping
- Hirose promoted to Tepco president
- Imperial Couple to visit Britain
- F-35 order tab set at $10 billion
- Cool Biz effort starts month early
- 76 million donated to Senkaku fund ※

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NATIONAL
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- Tax hike no solution to disparity
増税も年金の世代間格差は解決せず
- Japan nuke-free for first time since ’70
70年代以来初めて原子力発電がゼロに
- Tokyo cat cafes’ nights far from purrfect
「猫カフェ」の夜間営業は是か非か
- Municipalities scramble to guard water resources
水資源の保全に動く地方自治体


BUSINESS
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- Australian billionaire plans to build Titanic II
豪資産家がタイタニック2号を建造へ
- Delta Air Lines to purchase refinery in bid to cut fuel bill
デルタ航空が製油所を買収


OPINION
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- An irresistible opportunity - right in your lap
- Cautious attitude imperative to constitutional revision proposals ※

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