Japan Credit Rating Cut to Aa3 by Moody’s

Aug 23, 2011 8:54 PM ET

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-2 ... table.html

gov...amassed a debt of 943.8 trillion yen

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23 August 2011 Last updated at 14:29 ET

China surpasses US to become largest PC market

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14639021

About 18.5 millions units worth $11.9bn were shipped in China during the quarter

That beat the 17.7 million units worth $11.7bn shipped in the US

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Text of Prime Minister's Letter to Anna Hazare

Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:19pm IST

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/08/2 ... 8420110823

The text of the letter is as follows:

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Algerian [>] military checkpoint attacked, one dead

ALGIERS | Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:56pm EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/ ... SN20110823

military serviceman was killed and two officers were injured

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After crippling defeat in Tripoli, NATO pledged to continue bombings

Publication time: 23 August 2011, 23:39

http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content ... 5016.shtml

the rebels, Qatari mercenaries and a British landing party were lured into a trap in Tripoli

only a small part of them managed to escape from the city

[Superpower/NATO] military alliance pledged to carry out air strikes against Libya because 70%
of Libyan rebel forces were killed inside Tripoli.