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Last Updated: Friday, 16 March 2007, 10:00 GMT
Takafumi Horie arrives at Tokyo District Court on 16 March
A corporate scandal that has rocked Japan ends in a guilty verdict for the colourful head of internet firm Livedoor.

An international meeting of trade unions in Paris is expected to call for G8 action against private equity firms.
New protests against job cuts planned at planemaker Airbus are due to take place across Europe on Friday.

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