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...official. On Nov. 17, Japan's government declared that the second largest economy in the world had slipped into recession for the first time since 2001. The Cabinet office of Prime Minister Taro Aso said that gross domestic product had contracted at an annual rate of 0.4% in the three months up to September, its second consecutive quarter of negative growth...
...recess, 22-year-old Danish pro Peter Eastgate captured the title, defeating 27-year-old Russian Ivan Demidov by turning a straight on the final hand to beat Demidov's two pairs. Eastgate, the youngest main event champion in history, earned $9.1 million for his efforts-the second largest prize the tournament has ever doled out. On his way back to Europe, he caught up with TIME for a brief phone interview...
...repercussion might be too much to bear for the North American industry. "There's a real fear if one of the Detroit Three fails it will threaten the future of the others on both sides of the border," says Jayson Myers, president of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, the country's largest trade and industry association. Says Buckley of the CAW: "If GM fails, we'll lose hundreds of thousands of jobs in Canada. What kind of country are we leaving to our children...
...around in their Westfalia VW vans. Now Alexander Verdier has made that hopeful future a reality, reimagining the iconic VW cruiser with his new chic and environmentally friendly rendition, the Verdier Solar Power. Awarded the prize for Innovation in New Mobility at the Caravan Salon Düsseldorf?Europe's largest caravanning exhibition?the Verdier Solar Power is a hybrid vehicle outfitted with a system of solar panels, called sun trackers, that provide electricity to the van's many accessories, including an onboard multimedia computer, a wireless Internet connection and a GPS that can calculate, among other things, the vehicle...
...from Sunday's vote, two grudgingly gave their conditional approval and one - the Minister for Women's Affairs, Dr. Nawal al-Samarrei - voted against the measure because it did not agree to put the pact to a referendum, a key demand of the Tawafuk Front. The front is the largest Sunni parliamentary bloc with 44 of the legislature's 275 seats. "If Tawafuk says no, that means the Sunnis say no," said party spokesman Omar Almashhadani. "We prefer that the U.N. mandate be extended or the Iraqi government agree to a referendum...