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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Central Japan, Osaka commodities markets sign merger deal

OSAKA, Japan - Central Japan Commodity Exchange Chairman Fumihiko Kimura (L) and Osaka Mercantile Exchange Chairman Msayoshi Amano pose for a photo at a press conference after signing a contract under which the Nagoya-based bourse will take over and merge with the Osaka market on Jan. 1, 2007.

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Japan Post's Takahashi likely to head OTC postal service firm

TOKYO, Japan - The government is eyeing Toshihiro Takahashi (file photo), currently vice president of Japan Post and a former Toyota Motor Corp. managing director, to assume the post of president of a postal company that will manage over-the-counter services of post offices across Japan from Oct. 1, 2007, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 14.