Carlos Ghosn (L), president and CEO of Nissan Motor Ltd. and Renault S.A. , and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sit in a car as they attend an opening ceremony of a Nissan car factory in St. Petersburg, June 2, 2009. Japan's Nissan Motor Co opened a $200 million plant in Russia on Tuesday and its head said he had confidence the Russian car market would recover from its current steep downturn. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

Carlos Ghosn (L), president and CEO of Nissan Motor Ltd. and Renault S.A. , and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sit in a car as they attend an opening ceremony of a Nissan car factory in St. Petersburg, June 2, 2009. Japan's Nissan Motor Co opened a $200 million plant in Russia on Tuesday and its head said he had confidence the Russian car market would recover from its current steep downturn.

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  9. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
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  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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