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Tipsarevic overcomes Japan's Daniel, to face Karlovic

TOKYO - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic has got off to a successful start at the Tokyo ATP tennis tournament after beating Taro Daniel of Japan 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday.

Tipsarevic won after 82 minutes of play and will next face Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, who beat Argentine Federico Delbonis in the first round.

Tipsarevic and Karlovic are 1-1 head-to-head.

Japan's IHI to make compressors in Turkey

IHI will become the first Japanese company to establish a factory for compressors in Turkey, which it sees as a base for exporting the machines to Europe, the Middle East and other growing markets.

The Tokyo-based heavy industry group will partner with Turkish industrial machinery maker Dalgakıran Makina on the joint-venture plant. 

Has Kim Kardashian become the latest victim of the Pink Panther gang?

The raid on Kim Kardashian’s apartment has all the hallmarks of the Pink Panthers, a gang of super-criminals who have got away with tens of millions of pounds in jewels in high-profile heists since 1984. The gang, whose members mostly hail from Serbia and Montenegro, have stolen more than 280 million pounds.

Istanbul drops 12 places in global financial centers index amid uncertainties

In a leading index of global financial centers Istanbul has fallen 12 places to 57th, mainly due to uncertainties. 
Istanbul's overall average rating is 591 in the 20th Z/Yen global financial centers index (GFCI) of 87 financial centers, down from 636 and 45th place in the previous list, which was released in March.

Merkel 'Proposed NATO Membership to Japan'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly told Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe last year that his country could joint NATO counting on her support.

"Shinzo, why not join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? I can convince British Prime Minister Cameron and French President Hollande," The Japan Times, the country's biggest English-language paper, quotes Merkel as saying.

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