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Matsushita still has edge on Sony - standard.co.uk - China - Hong Kong - South Korea

Matsushita still has edge on Sony

CONSUMER product rivals Matsushita Electrical Industrial and Sony pressed the right buttons in JapanBoth stocks gained ground but, as has been the story so far this year, Matsushita had the edge. Reflecting that gap, it recently surpassed Sony in market capitalisation for the first time in four years.Matsushita rose 33 yen or 2.3% to 1492 yen with first-quarter figures looming tomorrow. Analysts expect the company behind the Panasonic brand to report net profit climbed by just under two-thirds to seven billion yen (£36 million).

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Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson police raid doctor’s home and office - standard.co.uk - Los Angeles

Michael Jackson police raid doctor’s home and office

Federal drugs agents and police raided the home and office of Michael Jackson's doctor today in a widening investigation into whether the singer was killed by a powerful anaesthetic.Authorities in Los Angeles are looking into whether Dr Conrad Murray could be accused of manslaughter for giving the singer propofol to help him sleep.Such charges against a doctor are extremely rare, and police would have to show there was a reckless action that created a risk of death.After a three-hour search of Dr Murray's home in a gated community, officers took away five or six plastic storage containers and several thick manila envelopes. They also checked his medical offices in the city, Global Cardiovascular Associates Inc, for nine hours and removed boxes.Dr Murray told investigators he gave propofol to Jackson the night he died.

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Philippines bus ravine crash kills 41 - standard.co.uk - Philippines - Usa - Iran - city Manila - city Cebu

Philippines bus ravine crash kills 41

Abus plunged off a Philippine mountain road into a 100ft ravine today, killing 41 people.Nine other passengers, including a 10-year-old boy, were pulled alive from the wreckage in Benguet province, north of Manila.Four victims were members of a Filipino-American family who were on their way back to the US after visiting relatives.The conductor, John Patrick Flores, who survived, said the brakes failed on a downhill bend. The driver tried to hit a lamp post to stop the bus from falling.«I jumped off the bus to the side of the road before the bus plunged into the ravine,» said Mr Flores.

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Two Britons survive hostage drama - standard.co.uk - Philippines - Britain - China - Hong Kong - city Manila - city Hong Kong

Two Britons survive hostage drama

Two survivors of the Philippines hostage drama were British nationals, the Foreign Office has said.The 12-hour ordeal on a bus in Manila ended with the deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists along with their Filipino hostage-taker after negotiations failed.A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: «We can confirm that two of the released hostages are British nationals.»He continued: «We have offered consular assistance and stand ready to provide it if requested. We are not aware of any other British nationals involved.»According to sources, it is understood the British nationals are an elderly couple from Hong Kong.

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Dramatic pictures reveal damage caused by mid-air explosion on Qantas jet - and how passengers were lucky to survive - standard.co.uk - Australia - city Manila - city Canberra

Dramatic pictures reveal damage caused by mid-air explosion on Qantas jet - and how passengers were lucky to survive

AQantas jet crippled by a mid-air explosion will be repaired and flying to London again by November — as dramatic pictures today revealed how close to disaster the aircraft had come. Officials said the Melbourne-bound 747 jet, which made a forced landing in Manila on a flight from Heathrow, could be repaired for less than £5 million, despite extensive damage in the fuselage. The news came as photos suggested only luck had prevented a chain reaction of exploding oxygen cylinders destroying the entire plane.

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Philippines blaze leaves 1,500 families homeless - standard.co.uk - Philippines - city Manila

Philippines blaze leaves 1,500 families homeless

AFilipino man and his pig swim to safety after a fire which left 1,500 families homeless.The six-hour blaze in the coastal city of Navotas, near Manila, killed a woman and her two children. Another woman drowned after jumping into the sea to escape.Firemen said the blaze quickly spread to a plastic factory in the shanty town after a petrol container next to a stove ignited.Most people store petrol in their homes to use in their fishing boats.

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Mid-air terror for British passengers as plane plunges 20,000ft after 'hole in its belly' causes drop in cabin pressure - standard.co.uk - Australia - Britain - Hong Kong - city Manila - city London - city Hong Kong - city Lima

Mid-air terror for British passengers as plane plunges 20,000ft after 'hole in its belly' causes drop in cabin pressure

Passengers vomited into oxygen masks, debris flew through the cabin and part of the ceiling collapsed when a three-metre hole torn in the belly of a Qantas Boeing 747 forced an emergency landing in Manila today. The packed aircraft, which was carrying 346 passengers and 19 crew from London to Melbourne, was said to have plunged a terrifying 20,000 feet and lost cabin pressure shortly after leaving Hong Kong bound for Melbourne. The aircraft touched down safely at Manila at 11.15am local time and all passengers and crew were able to disembark safely.

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London jumbo plunges 20,000 feet after hole is ripped in its fuselage - standard.co.uk - Philippines - Australia - Hong Kong - city Manila - city London - city Lima

London jumbo plunges 20,000 feet after hole is ripped in its fuselage

Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London today described their terror after a gaping hole was punched in the plane as it headed for Australia.Some passengers vomited when oxygen masks had to be used as the Melbourne-bound Qantas Boeing 747 plunged 20,000ft and debris flew around the first-class cabin.There was a loud bang as the flooring gave way and part of the ceiling collapsed as the pilots fought to control the jet and make an emergency landing in the Philippines. The plane touched down safely at Manila airport at 11.15am local time. All 346 passengers and 19 crew disembarked normally.Britons on Qantas flight QF30 said they feared the plane would crash as the plane rapidly lost altitude, dropping from 30,000 feet to 10,000 feet.Owen Tudor said: «There was an almighty crack and you could hear something happening.

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