A visitor is seen through a sign of Nissan Motor Co. at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, November 4, 2009. Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-biggest automaker, revised its annual loss forecast to a profit on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond the market's expectations. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

A visitor is seen through a sign of Nissan Motor Co. at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, November 4, 2009. Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-biggest automaker, revised its annual loss forecast to a profit on Wednesday as soaring sales in China helped drive quarterly earnings beyond the market's expectations.

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  5. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks to the audience during a news conference in Lisbon December 8, 2009.
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  7. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks to the audience during a conference in Lisbon December 8, 2009.
  8. Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn (R) talks with Portugal Prime Minister Jose Socrates after a conference in Lisbon December 8, 2009.
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  10. Researcher Xavier Nissan seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  11. Researcher Xavier Nissan seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  12. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  13. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  14. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  15. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  16. Researcher Xavier Nissan is seen seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.

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