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France: Large Wildfire Breaks Out in Aude, Threatens Communities 6

A major wildfire that broke out late Tuesday, August 5 in Ribaute, southern France’s Aude region near the Spanish border, has scorched more than 11,000 hectares of forest, according to local authorities. The blaze has damaged at least 25 homes and destroyed around 30 vehicles, while some 2,500 households remain without electricity. The A9 motorway, the main road link between France and Spain, has been closed in both directions, along with several local roads.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 10

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 9

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Nasdaq Japan seeking to sell non-Japanese ETFs

TOKYO, Japan - Frank G. Zarb, chairman of U.S. Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19. He said Nasdaq Japan will seek a change in Japanese securities regulations to promote non-Japanese exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Japanese investors. Zarb is in Tokyo for the first anniversary celebrations for the Nasdaq Japan market, the Japanese sibling of the U.S. Nasdaq market.

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Nasdaq Japan Club holds 1st meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (R), president of Softbank Corp., Frank Zarb (C), chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) of the United States, and Hirotaro Higuchi, honorary chairman of Asahi Breweries Ltd., shake hands at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Oct. 12. They were briefing reporters on the inaugural meeting of a corporate club set up to prepare for the start of Nasdaq Japan, the Japanese version of the technology-laden U.S. equity market.

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Nasdaq sister system to operate in Japan next year

Frank Zarb (L), chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) of the United States, and Masayoshi Son, president of Japan's leading software house, Softbank Corp., shake hands at a Tokyo hotel June 15 in announcing their agreement to set up a new company to start in Japan a sister system of the Nasdaq over-the-counter stock market by the end of next year.

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Zhu visits Nasdaq

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R), escorted by NASD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank Zarb (L), begins a tour of the National Association of Securities Dealers (Nasdaq) and American Stock Exchange (Amex) on April 13.

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Nasdaq Japan seeking to sell non-Japanese ETFs

TOKYO, Japan - Frank G. Zarb, chairman of U.S. Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 19. He said Nasdaq Japan will seek a change in Japanese securities regulations to promote non-Japanese exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Japanese investors. Zarb is in Tokyo for the first anniversary celebrations for the Nasdaq Japan market, the Japanese sibling of the U.S. Nasdaq market.

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OSE, NASD agree on derivatives' listing

NEW YORK, U.S. - Goro Tatsumi (L), president of the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE), shakes hands July 14 with Frank Zarb (C), chairman of the U.S. National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), after they signed an agreement to enable Japan's second largest exchange to list derivative financial products.

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Nasdaq Japan unveils strict listing requirements+

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (L), president and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp., Tatsuyuki Saeki (C), president of Nasdaq Japan Planning Co., and Frank Zarb (R), chairman and chief executive officer of the U.S. National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23. Zarb said that companies on the Nasdaq Japan market will be delisted if they fail to meet NASD's standards.

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Nasdaq Japan Club holds 1st meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son (R), president of Softbank Corp., Frank Zarb (C), chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) of the United States, and Hirotaro Higuchi, honorary chairman of Asahi Breweries Ltd., shake hands at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel Oct. 12. They were briefing reporters on the inaugural meeting of a corporate club set up to prepare for the start of Nasdaq Japan, the Japanese version of the technology-laden U.S. equity market.

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Nasdaq sister system to operate in Japan next year

Frank Zarb (L), chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) of the United States, and Masayoshi Son, president of Japan's leading software house, Softbank Corp., shake hands at a Tokyo hotel June 15 in announcing their agreement to set up a new company to start in Japan a sister system of the Nasdaq over-the-counter stock market by the end of next year. ==Kyodo

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Zhu visits Nasdaq

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R), escorted by NASD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank Zarb (L), begins a tour of the National Association of Securities Dealers (Nasdaq) and American Stock Exchange (Amex) on April 13. ==Kyodo