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JapanHerald.com Wednesday 10th March 2010 Issue 2148
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"I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on healthcare reform. I ask Congress to finish its work, and I look forward to signing this reform into law."
Barack Obama
The U.S. president was speaking at the White House.

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$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Japan, Yen China, Yuan Renminbi Hong Kong, Dollar
United States, Dollar - 0.736 89.94 6.827 7.759
Euro 1.357 - 122.1 9.270 10.53
Japan, Yen 0.011 0.008 - 0.075 0.086
China, Yuan Renminbi 0.146 0.107 13.17 - 1.136
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Sony 3D TVs to arrive in June
* Sony aims to sell at least 25 million TVs next fiscal year
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British foreign secretary to visit China next week
Jaipur Police station adjudged best in Asia
Bangladesh to get three new luxury hotels
Hasina sixth most powerful woman in Asia
LanguageCorps Announces Winners of "The LanguageCorps Experience" SE Asia Video and Photo Contest

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Australia to amend law to better protect foreign students
China cuts Tibet-Nepal links ahead of uprising anniversary
Haddin stars as Australia roll over New Zealand in Hamilton ODI
Bailey replaces Clarke for remaining ODIs against New Zealand

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Japanese bug to wage war on weeds in Britain
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World
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U.S. stocks made narrow advances Tuesday, as traders remained cautious on the...

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Japanese company Sanyo has unveiled new cycles that are greener than the ones that already dot the bike parks of Tokyo - the new bikes are complete with a battery than lasts longer than all existing ones.

A large number of bikes in Tokyo have small electric motors. Old ladies use them as a shopping basket to ferry food between the supermarket and their homes.

But it looks like Sanyo is not content with the present range of eco friendly bikes. Using their Eneloop rechargeable battery technology they have come up with super-efficient bikes powered by long-range batteries.

The SP series helps the rider keep fit as he/she provides 30 percent of the energy to get the bike moving while the motor takes care of the rest.

The Eneloop technology enabled battery runs nearly 40km per 210 minute charge.

Sanyo has also unveiled the worlds first 'Solar Parking Lot'. A giant recharging station for the Eneloop range of bikes, the park is powered by sets of solar panels on the roof of the lot. Bikes re recharged both during the night and day with the remaining energy used to light the parking area. (ANI)

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