★ COVER
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AFTER 16 MONTHS OF VIOLENCE, 17,000 DEATHS
- Syria free falls into ’civil war’

★ FOCUS
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- Island art colony rises from ruination


WORLD IN BRIEF
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- Lawmakers angered by China-made Olympic kit (UNITED STATES) ※
- Head of military removed (NORTH KOREA) ※
- Dlamini-Zuma elected to top AU job (SOUTH AFRICA)
- Growth shows to three-year low (CHINA)
- Terry cleared of racial abuse (BRITAIN)
- FIFA’s Blatter says Havelange must go (SWITZERLAND)
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WORLD
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- Is Italy’s Berlusconi plotting a comeback? (ITALY)
　ベルルスコーニ伊元首相の復帰求める声
- Mexico vote challenge threatens Nieto legitimacy (MEXICO)
　メキシコ大統領選結果に2位候補が講義
- S. Sudan turns 1, but oil, border issues remain (SOUTH SUDAN)
　南スーダン独立1周年、課題山積
- Dictator’s daughter runs for S. Korea presidency (SOUTH KOREA)
　かつての独裁者の娘、韓国大統領選に立候補
- Why Mali’s Islamists are destroying Muslim shrines (MALI)
　マリの世界遺産をイスラム過激派が破壊
- Olmert legacy revisited after acquittal (ISRAEL)
　汚職疑惑のイスラエル前首相に無罪判決


JAPAN IN BRIEF
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- Bullying a crime that goes noticed and ignored ※
- Death toll from heavy rain reaches 28
- Hoshide blasts off for ISS on Soyuz
- Envoy returns over isle row
- JCP struggles for relevance
- Ueno panda cub dies of pneumonia ※
- Tepco chief seeks swift rate hike deal
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NATIONAL
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- Ozawa, DPJ rebels form new party
　小沢氏、民主党離党者と新党結成
- BOJ holds off fresh easing, eyes growth
　日銀、追加金融緩和策を見送り
- Slayings tied to inmate rehabilitation limits
　元受刑者をどう社会に迎えるか
- Battle is joined for e-book market
　日本でも本格的な電子書籍時代が到来へ


BUSINESS
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- Tokyo take note: Costs of hosting Olympics questioned
　五輪開催の経済効果に疑問符
- Russian Duma approves historic WTO accession
　ロシア下院がWTO加盟を可決


OPINION
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- Discovery of Higgs particle ※
　ヒッグス粒子の発見
- Rakuten’s English drive ※
　楽天の英語公用語化
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