Honda Motors logo is seen in the grill of a vehicle at a dealership …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – Honda Motors logo is seen in the grill of a vehicle at a dealership in Manassas, Virginia. Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. has recalled 440,000 vehicles in the United States due to a defect in the airbag that killed one person and injured six others. Photo:Karen Bleier/AFP

Honda Motors logo is seen in the grill of a vehicle at a dealership …

A passers-by looks at an electronic stock indicator in downtown …

July 31, 2009

photo(The Canadian Press) – A passers-by looks at an electronic stock indicator in downtown Tokyo on Friday. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average rose 139.69 points, or 1.37 percent, from Thursday to end the morning session at 10,304.90. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Koji Sasahara)

A passers-by looks at an electronic stock indicator in downtown …

George Weston Ltd. Chairman and President W. Galen Weston during …

July 31, 2009

photo(The Canadian Press) – George Weston Ltd. Chairman and President W. Galen Weston during the company’s annual general meeting in Toronto on, May 14, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

George Weston Ltd. Chairman and President W. Galen Weston during …

A resident looks at the price of gasoline as she fuels up his …

July 31, 2009

photo(Reuters) – A resident looks at the price of gasoline as she fuels up his car at a gas station in Miami’s South Beach, Florida April 23, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

A resident looks at the price of gasoline as she fuels up his …

Employees at the gas-compressor station Orlovka in the Izmail …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – Employees at the gas-compressor station Orlovka in the Izmail region, by the Ukraine-Romanian border check pipelines in January 2009. Ukraine has reached a deal with international financial bodies and the EU for payment of Russian gas bills, a European Commission statement said on Friday. Photo:Sergei Supinsky/AFP

Employees at the gas-compressor station Orlovka in the Izmail …

Ukraine has reached a deal with international financial bodies …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – Ukraine has reached a deal with international financial bodies and the EU for payment of Russian gas bills. ‘Our aim is to improve the sustainability, accountability and above all the transparency of the Ukrainian gas market, to the benefit of both Ukraine and of energy security in all of Europe,’ said EBRD President Thomas Mirow, seen here in May 2009,. Photo:Carl de Souza/AFP

Ukraine has reached a deal with international financial bodies …

US automaker Ford told unions Friday it plans to cut 600 jobs …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – US automaker Ford told unions Friday it plans to cut 600 jobs from its plant in eastern Spain due to weakening demand. Photo:Stan Honda/AFP

US automaker Ford told unions Friday it plans to cut 600 jobs …

A man holds a flag reading, ‘We support the farms. National …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – A man holds a flag reading, ‘We support the farms. National Power’, as farmers block traffic on Route 9, about 135 kms north of Buenos Aires, in 2008. Argentina’s government Friday convened its first talks in a year with farming groups which are threatening to renew paralyzing protests over export taxes on grains, especially soya. Photo:Juan Mabromata/AFP

A man holds a flag reading, ‘We support the farms. National …

An Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa plane sit on the tarmac at …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – An Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa plane sit on the tarmac at Schwechat Airport in Vienna. The European Commission on Friday said it intended to give a conditional go-ahead for Lufthansa to buy up Austrian Airlines (AUA) following new proposals by the German flag carrier. Photo:Samuel Kubani/AFP

An Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa plane sit on the tarmac at …

The United States federal courthouse in Miami, Florida. The …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – The United States federal courthouse in Miami, Florida. The US government and Swiss banking giant UBS have reached agreement in principle on ‘major issues’ in a tax secrecy case, attorneys have said as they agreed to delay the start of a diplomatically sensitive trial. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

The United States federal courthouse in Miami, Florida. The …

The US government and Swiss banking giant UBS have reached agreement …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – The US government and Swiss banking giant UBS have reached agreement in principle on ‘major issues’ in a tax secrecy case, attorneys have said as they agreed to delay the start of a diplomatically sensitive trial. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

The US government and Swiss banking giant UBS have reached agreement …

A construction worker works on a new home in Hayward, California. …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – A construction worker works on a new home in Hayward, California. The US economy shrank at a 1.0% annual pace in the second quarter, the government has said in its first estimate of gross domestic product that was better than anticipated. Photo:Justin Sullivan/AFP

A construction worker works on a new home in Hayward, California. …

A man looks out the window of the crown on the Statue of Liberty …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – A man looks out the window of the crown on the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The US economy contracted at a 1% annual pace in the second quarter, the government has said in its first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP). Photo:Don Emmert/AFP

A man looks out the window of the crown on the Statue of Liberty …

Sandra Perez of Nevada holds her 9-month-old daughter as she …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – Sandra Perez of Nevada holds her 9-month-old daughter as she fills out a job application in Las Vegas, Nevada. The US economy shrank at a 1.0% annual pace in the second quarter, the government has said in its first estimate of gross domestic product that was better than anticipated. Photo:Ethan Miller/AFP

Sandra Perez of Nevada holds her 9-month-old daughter as she …

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney. The Bank of Canada has …

July 31, 2009

photo(The Canadian Press) – Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney. The Bank of Canada has also promised to keep the policy interest rate at the historic low of 0.25 per cent until mid-2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick/ file

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney. The Bank of Canada has …

An Air France Airbus A330. Global airlines have been ordered …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – An Air France Airbus A330. Global airlines have been ordered to replace the speed probes on Airbus A330 and A340 jets with models made by US firm Goodrich, after earlier versions were linked to the loss of an Air France flight. Photo:OFF/AFP

An Air France Airbus A330. Global airlines have been ordered …

This picture released by the Brazilian Navy shows divers recovering …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – This picture released by the Brazilian Navy shows divers recovering a huge part of the rudder of the Air France aircraft that crashed in the Atlantic ocean a month ago. Global airlines have been ordered to replace the speed probes on Airbus A330 and A340 jets with models made by US firm Goodrich, after earlier versions were linked to the loss of an Air France flight. Photo:/AFP

This picture released by the Brazilian Navy shows divers recovering …

Flared gas burns at the Kirkuk oil field. Crude oil prices briefly …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – Flared gas burns at the Kirkuk oil field. Crude oil prices briefly ducked under $65 after news that the US economy — the world’s biggest energy consumer — shrank at a 1.0% annual pace in the second quarter. Photo:Marwan Ibrahim/AFP

Flared gas burns at the Kirkuk oil field. Crude oil prices briefly …

The Eurofighter performs a display at the 48th international …

July 31, 2009

photo(AFP) – The Eurofighter performs a display at the 48th international Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport. Four European countries have signed a contract for the delivery of 112 Eurofighter aircraft worth about nine billion euros ($13 billion), the German defence ministry has said. Photo:Pierre Verdy/AFP

The Eurofighter performs a display at the 48th international …

Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino speaks to the media …

July 31, 2009

photo(Reuters) – Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino speaks to the media during a prayer rally in Manila in this December 17, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo/Files

Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino speaks to the media …

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