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  1. A Qantas passenger jet lands at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport December 16, 2009. Australia plans to scrap some foreign-ownership rules for Qantas Airways Ltd in a move aimed at helping the national carrier play a bigger role in the consolidation of the global airline industry.
  2. Two Qantas passenger jets are seen on the tarmac at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport December 16, 2009. Australia plans to scrap some foreign-ownership rules for Qantas Airways Ltd in a move aimed at helping the national carrier play a bigger role in the consolidation of the global airline industry.
  3. A Qantas passenger jet takes off from Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport December 16, 2009. Australia plans to scrap some foreign-ownership rules for Qantas Airways Ltd in a move aimed at helping the national carrier play a bigger role in the consolidation of the global airline industry.
  4. A businessman walks past a branch of Mizuho Financial Group's bank in Tokyo December 16, 2009. Global banking regulators have agreed to establish a transition period of at least 10 years for new capital rules, effectively delaying their implementation, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. Shares of major Japanese banks surged on the news, with Mizuho Financial gaining 15.8 percent.
  5. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Kemar Roach of the West Indies is congratulated by teammates for the wicket of Shane Watson of Australia caught behind by Danesh Ramdin during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  6. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Ricky Ponting of Australia is struck on the pads during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  7. YEOJU-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 16: South Korean soldiers participate in a winter river crossing operation in preparation for a possible North Korean attack on December 16, 2009 in Yeoju, South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as stalinist North Korea and pro-western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict.
  8. PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Ricky Ponting of Australia is struck on the elbow by a short delivery from Kemar Roach of the West Indies during day one of the Third Test match between Australian and the West Indies at WACA on December 16, 2009 in Perth, Australia.
  9. YEOJU-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 16: South Korean soldiers participate in a winter river crossing operation in preparation for a possible North Korean attack on December 16, 2009 in Yeoju, South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as stalinist North Korea and pro-western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict.
  10. YEOJU-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 16: South Korean soldiers participate in a winter river crossing operation in preparation for a possible North Korean attack on December 16, 2009 in Yeoju, South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as stalinist North Korea and pro-western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict.
  11. Duke's Karima Christmas comes up with the ball as Stanford's Kayla Pedersen falls to the floor during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Stanford, Calif.
  12. Stanford's Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, left, congratulates teammate Nnemkadi Ogwumike during the final minutes of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Stanford, Calif.
  13. Stanford's JJ Hones, right, drives past Duke's Keturah Jackson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Stanford, Calif.
  14. South Korean armored vehicles cross the Nam Han River during an annual winter military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea at Yeoju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. North Korea demanded to a senior U.S. envoy that U.N. sanctions imposed on the communist regime for its nuclear defiance be lifted, a report said Wednesday.
  15. South Korea's K1A1 tanks move after crossing the Nam Han River during an annual winter military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea at Yeoju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. North Korea demanded to a senior U.S. envoy that U.N. sanctions imposed on the communist regime for its nuclear defiance be lifted, a report said Wednesday.
  16. A South Korean armored vehicle crosses the Nam Han River during an annual winter military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea at Yeoju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. North Korea demanded to a senior U.S. envoy that U.N. sanctions imposed on the communist regime for its nuclear defiance be lifted, a report said Wednesday.