Nissan recalls 113000 Serena minivans:

Nissan Motor Co. said yesterday it was recalling about 113,000 minivans over a faulty exhaust pipe problem. The company was recalling Serena minivans produced between April 2005 and August 2006, according to a company report. Welded parts of the model's exhaust pipe could corrode and the pipe could fall off in worst cases, Nissan said in its report. There were 46 reported cases of troubles but no injuries, it said.

Lufthansa flights disrupted as cabin staff strikes:

Lufthansa flights from Berlin were cancelled or delayed on Thursday morning as 40 of the German flag carrier's cabin staff staged warning strikes. Seven flights from the German capital were cancelled and others suffered delays of up to three hours as staff walked out in protest at Lufthansa's refusal to pay a 3.4-percent wage increase. Similar warning strikes could be staged again in the next few days, he said.

BERLIN ??“ Agence France-Presse

Microsoft foresees possible complaints

A legal battle between Microsoft and Japanese anti-monopoly authorities is likely to conclude next year and might lead to lawsuits or other patent infringement complaints against the U.S. software company, an executive said Thursday. Any such action will likely happen only in Japan, apply to Japanese patents filed in or before 2004, and won't affect U.S. patents.

TOKYO ??“ The Associated Press

Flight cancellations at Paris Orly airport

Several Air France flights from Paris' Orly airport were cancelled yesterday after air traffic controllers went on strike, airport and airline officials said. But no flight cancellations were reported out of the Charles de Gaulle international airport. A spokesman for civil aviation authorities confirmed that the strike had a "strong following" at Orly.

PARIS ??“ Agence France-Presse

Toyota names first non-Japanese on its board:

Toyota named a non-Japanese to its board of directors for the first time Thursday, appointing American James Press, the Japanese automaker's president of North American operations. The move is the latest step in Toyota Motor Corp.'s efforts to become more international as its business reach grows increasingly global.

TOKYO ??“ The Associated Press

Nokia says pays less than 3 pct for 3G patents:

The world's top cell phone maker Nokia said yesterday it has paid less than 3 percent aggregate license fees on its total 3G phone sales until 2007, including payments to Qualcomm. A major cross-licensing agreement over technology patents between U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm and Nokia partly expired on Monday. The percentage excludes infrastructure network related royalties and all royalty income collected by Nokia.

HELSINKI ??“ Reuters

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