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Japan's Emperor Akihito speaks to a girl during a visit to Futaba nursery near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo May 8, 2006. [Reuters]
· China lifts one-year ban on stock sales
· Finance Ministry: GDP to grow 9.5%
· Criticism of bishop saga 'unfounded'
· Wannabe extras dream of stardom
· Pay rises by 16% for State sector workers
· Iran renews threat to exit NPT
· Bush says would like to close Guantanamo
· Thai court says April poll 'unconstitutional'
· Poll: Bush's approval falls to new low
· Blair fires home secretary, reshuffles Cabinet
