2006.05.10

'Explosive' underwear sparks Kyushu bomb scare (Reuters). Police evacuated Kyushu University's pharmacology department today and called in the bomb squad as a birthday gag goes horribly wrong. 2006.05.10

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JAL falls deep into red as fuel costs soar (AFP). Japan Airlines, Asia's largest carrier, says high fuel costs and a series of safety lapses pushed it deep into loss in the year to March but it forecasts a return to profit this year. 2006.05.10

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Head of Lone Star's ROK office arrested. (Yonhap) The head of U.S. investment fund Lone Star's Seoul office has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and breach of trust. 2006.05.10

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Citibank Glitch Misplaces Transactions (AP). A computer glitch at Japanese branches of Citibank caused 274,800 misplaced bank transactions over the past week. 2006.05.10

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Japan's Five-Year Notes Slump; Yields Reach Highest on Record (Bloomberg) Japan's five-year government note yields rise to a record as the central bank drains reserves from the banking system. 2006.05.10

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