News from elsewhere on the web (02/Feb/2009)

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Aircraft tyre testing soon Sakaal Times (India)

Germany's Merkel Doesn't Want to Help Schaeffler, Bild Reports Bild via Bloomberg (Germany)

Germany's Schaeffler rejects criticism, cuts hours

Associated Press (Germany)

Freudenberg führt Kurzarbeit ein Echo Online (Germany - German language)

Freudenberg introduces a short time working (Above story translated into English by auto translator)

Performance fibres cuts 20 percent of workforce

Salisbury Post (US - Virginia)

Belgolux - Sri Lanka Business Council re-launched Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Ban on synthetic rubber imports Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)

Malaysia: Fed Up, Ethnic Indian Rubber Workers Rise in Protest

Infoshop (Malaysia)

Sri Lanka gloves maker December net profit up after price hikes Lanka Business Online (Sri Lanka)

Little reward for Thai rubber farmers Peninsula Daily (Qatar)

China offers incentives to stimulate hybrid cars Xinhua (China)

Beijing considers charging emission fees on vehicles Xinhua (China)

Hyundai, Kia target China sales China Daily (China)

Shanghai Daily  China (UK)

Tyre thief on the run

Standard (Australia)

Super Bowl Activist Campaign Promotes Rubber Workers' Rights in Liberia VoA (US / Liberia)

Health Report: Latex allergies not so uncommon

Eyewitness news (US - South Carolina)