News from elsewhere on the web (06 August 2008)

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Ceat drops tie-up plans for Gujarat, ropes in consultant Financial Express (India)

Continental in talks with Apollo, KKR, Bridgestone on white knight bid - report Handelsbaltt via Forbes (Germany)

Schaeffler warns Continental not to raise capital Guardian (UK)

Rubber farmers resist lure of prices at 56-year high Reuters (Singapore)

Natural rubber production surges 50 pc in July The Hindu (India)

Energy Secretary Formerly Headed Company Named Worst Polluter Of Emissions Public Record (US - Washington DC)

Tire shipments expected to fall 4 percent in 2008 CNN Money (US)

Expect 30-35% upside in Apollo Tyres: R Shah MoneyControl (India)

Doom, gloom set to burst commodities bubble The Standard (Hong Kong)

Falling crude prices drive commodities to sharp fall MercoPress (Mexico)

Tyre makers to hold safety campaign Business Daily (Kenya)

Prosecution proceeds as Thai court accepts rubber sapling case MCOT news (Thailand)

Ex-Cabinet minister faces graft charge in Thailand Intl herald Tribune (US / Thailand)

Supreme Court decides to commence trial of rubber seedling case against Newin The Nation (Thailand)

Govt, firms clash over CO2 calculations Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan)

Competition law to be applied equally people.com (China)

Time Magazine: Obama's Tire Inflation Plan 'No Joke' Newsbusters (US)

Suddenly, tire gauges are political symbols USA Today (US)