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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Clash deepens between Nippon Steel, Ternium over Usiminas stake

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4 October 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Central banks, governments in tug-of-war in emerging markets

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          29 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Abe laying new groundwork for UN Security Council ambitions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          26 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Brazil needs a Thatcher -- and it may get a Socialist one: Fund exec

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          25 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Brazil needs a Thatcher -- and it may get a Socialist one: Fund exec

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          25 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Iron ore miners wonder who will crumble first

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          22 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Brazil needs a Thatcher (and it may get a Socialist one): fund exec

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          17 September 2014
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Qatar Airways, the Doha-based national flag carrier of the Middle Eastern country, joined oneworld in October 2013.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Star Alliance rivals SkyTeam, oneworld close gap on global sky leader

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          16 September 2014
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks at a forum in Tokyo on Friday.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Woman power can add to Japan's growth: Lagarde

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          12 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Vale chief sees iron ore prices recovering by year-end

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          10 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Sumitomo Electric to build new Mexican autoparts plant

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          9 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Itochu to buy half of Brazilian soy company

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          9 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ajinomoto decentralizing overseas ops

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Takeda to start final dengue vaccine trials in fiscal 2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8 September 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Omron to buy Brazilian health care device maker NS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2 September 2014
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          A Russian customer shops at a supermarket in Moscow. About 40% of food products consumed in major Russian cities are imported.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Russia rushes to diversify import sources amid tensions with West

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          21 August 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Simon Smiles: Building Olympic stadiums is far easier than putting them to use later on

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          21 August 2014
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Caserones mine is located about 4,000 meters above sea level in the Andes.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Chilean copper mine tests Japan's ability to dig at the frontiers

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          20 August 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          After delays, Nippon Steel's Brazil plant to make seamless pipe

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          20 August 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Mitsubishi Heavy to install subway line in Brazil

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          19 August 2014
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Expansion work is under way at the Panama Canal.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Panama Canal expansion not all good news for shipping companies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          18 August 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Emerging-market concerns cast cloud over Japanese stocks

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          12 August 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Japan, China grain traders face off in Brazil

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          11 August 2014
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Artists perform in front of Chery cars from China at an automobile trade show held in Sao Paulo.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Chinese automakers driving ahead in South America

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7 August 2014
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ANA to increase code-sharing with Brazil's TAM Airlines

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6 August 2014
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