News from elsewhere on the web (21 January 2009)

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Military truck tire contract worth $16.7m for Michelin Chronicle Herald (Canada)

Continental shares jump on takeover report Guardian (UK / Germany)

Schaeffler urges Continental chairman to resign Guardian (UK / Germany)

Michelin plans to cut hours to save (Dundee) jobs STV (UK - Scotland)

More cost-cutting rolls in at Michelin (Stoke) The Sentinel (UK)

ElringKlinger gains; brokers positive Reuters (Germany)

France Sets Terms For Auto Industry Aid Wall St Journal (US / France)

Michelin says no need for refinancing-exec Reuters (France)

Michelin has no urgent need for refinancing - executive Forbes (France)

Apollo Tyres reconciliation talks end in stalemate The Hindu Business Line (India)

Apollo Tyres reconciliation talks end in stalemate Sify (India)

Birla Tyres workers stage protest rally The Statesman (India)

Aid for rubber planting The Hindu Business Line (India)

Top rubber producers may cut exports further The Edge (Malaysia)

Asian rubber producers may cut 2009 exports further Reuters (Malaysia)

Japan's TOCOM to extend trading hours in May Reuters (Japan)

Condom line snaps for Mercator, other SMEs DNA (India)

New appointments at Apollo Tyres Sunday news (Zimbabwe)

Cameroon: Rubber Farmers Boycott CDC All Africa (Cameroon)

Thai government has approved plans to buy rubber Reuters via Yahoo! (Thailand) -- scroll down, or search on 'Rubber'

Luxury market shines for car makers Shanghai Daily (China)

Dalsouple hopes to rack up good karma by switching from synthetic to natural rubber. Metropolis Mag (US)

Malaysian skeletons refuse to stay in the cupboard Socialist Worker online (Malaysia)

Toyota names heir to run the company Intl Herald Tribune (Japan)

Thai business marriages 'not just for love' The Nation (Thailand)