News from elsewhere on the web (27 November 2008)

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S. KOREA'S HANKOOK TIRE CUTS PRODUCTION AS DEMAND WANES AsiaPulse (Korea)

Continental Tire Announces More Than 100 Job Cuts KFVS (US - Illinois)

Tyre firm Nokian CEO sees weaker demand -paper Reuters (Finland)

Trelleborg Building Systems sheds 55 jobs in Varnamo, Sweden - report NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT via COMTEX (Sweden)

Schaeffler says it is in talks on Continental stake sales Forbes (Germany)

Crisis in multinational companies in Romania: Nokia and Michelin employees forced to take temporary layoff Wall-Street (Romania)

Schaeffler hires JPMorgan to restructure debt-aper Reuters (Germany)

Iran: Kiyan-Tire striking workers beaten up National Council for Resistance (Iran)

Wallace to inspect collapsed dam barrier ABC News (Australia - Queensland)

Cherry picker used to inspect ruptured dam bladder Brisbane Times (Australia - Queensland)

Continental to take a hit on lower supplies to Nano The Hindu Business Line (India)

Rubber price crash to figure at global meet Commodity Online (India)

Rubber program expanded Mindanao Times (Philippines)

Worker fired for smoking Dumfries & Galloway Standard (UK - Scotland)

Bruce Willis settles dispute with Malaysia company Associated Press (US / Malaysia)