• An aerial view of roads as mining trucks travel along at CODELCO'S Andina copper mine at Los Andes Mountain range, near Santiago city, on November 17, 2014. The rock glaciers of the Chilean central zone, a huge source of water for the basins of the capital, are said to be threatened by the environmental impacts of hydroelectric and mining projects, according to environmental activists Greenpeace. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
    An aerial view of roads as mining trucks travel along at CODELCO'S Andina copper mine at Los Andes Mountain range, near Santiago city, on November 17, 2014. The rock glaciers of the Chilean central zone, a huge source of water for the basins of the capital, are said to be threatened by the environmental impacts of hydroelectric and mining projects, according to environmental activists Greenpeace. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
  • A passer-by is reflected on an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei stock average at a brokerage in Tokyo on November 17, 2014. Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled 2.6 per cent to a one-week low on Monday morning after Japan's economy unexpectedly slipped into recession. Issei Kato / Reuters
    A passer-by is reflected on an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei stock average at a brokerage in Tokyo on November 17, 2014. Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled 2.6 per cent to a one-week low on Monday morning after Japan's economy unexpectedly slipped into recession. Issei Kato / Reuters
  • Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers (right) and KL Tower (left) are seen illuminated with lights in Ampang on November 17, 2014. Growth in Malaysia's economy slowed to a "moderate" 5.6 per cent in the third quarter as exports decelerated, the central bank said on November 14, but it added that domestic demand was expected to support steady expansion. Mohd Rasfan / AFP
    Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers (right) and KL Tower (left) are seen illuminated with lights in Ampang on November 17, 2014. Growth in Malaysia's economy slowed to a "moderate" 5.6 per cent in the third quarter as exports decelerated, the central bank said on November 14, but it added that domestic demand was expected to support steady expansion. Mohd Rasfan / AFP
  • India's prime minister Narendra Modi (left) walks with Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott as they leave Australia's House of Representatives chamber at Parliament House in Canberra on November 18, 2014. Rick Rycroft / Reuters
    India's prime minister Narendra Modi (left) walks with Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott as they leave Australia's House of Representatives chamber at Parliament House in Canberra on November 18, 2014. Rick Rycroft / Reuters
  • Used cars are shown tossed into a dumpster as an advertising display in front of a local car dealership in San Diego, California. Mike Blake / Reuters
    Used cars are shown tossed into a dumpster as an advertising display in front of a local car dealership in San Diego, California. Mike Blake / Reuters
  • A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on November 17, 2014. The S&P 500 edged up to close at a record high on Monday as deal activity worth $100 billion offset concerns about overseas growth after Japan's economy slipped into recession. Brendan McDermid / Reuters
    A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on November 17, 2014. The S&P 500 edged up to close at a record high on Monday as deal activity worth $100 billion offset concerns about overseas growth after Japan's economy slipped into recession. Brendan McDermid / Reuters
  • Scientist Arnold Nicolaus holds a silicon sphere which weighs exactly one kilogram as he is reflected on it, at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB, physical and technical federal institute) in Braunschweig, Germany. Scientists of the PTB used the balls in an international project to redefine the prototype kilogram. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA
    Scientist Arnold Nicolaus holds a silicon sphere which weighs exactly one kilogram as he is reflected on it, at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB, physical and technical federal institute) in Braunschweig, Germany. Scientists of the PTB used the balls in an international project to redefine the prototype kilogram. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA
  • The sun sets behind a crane on top of a residential construction site in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. China's home prices fell for the second consecutive month in October from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, pointing to a persistent property downturn - despite government efforts to lift the market. Reuters
    The sun sets behind a crane on top of a residential construction site in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. China's home prices fell for the second consecutive month in October from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, pointing to a persistent property downturn - despite government efforts to lift the market. Reuters
  • A male free-range turkey is seen at Maple Lawn Farms in Fulton, Maryland on November 15, 2014. Maple Lawn Farms has been selling locally-raised turkeys since 1938, raising nearly 20,000 turkeys a year in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Jim Watson / AFP
    A male free-range turkey is seen at Maple Lawn Farms in Fulton, Maryland on November 15, 2014. Maple Lawn Farms has been selling locally-raised turkeys since 1938, raising nearly 20,000 turkeys a year in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Jim Watson / AFP
  • Workers lift a piece of material at a construction site in Tokyo. The news Monday that the economy contracted 1.6 per cent in annual terms in July to September, following a 7.1 per cent decline the previous quarter, virtually ensures that Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will decide Tuesday to delay a tax hike planned for October 2015. Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo
    Workers lift a piece of material at a construction site in Tokyo. The news Monday that the economy contracted 1.6 per cent in annual terms in July to September, following a 7.1 per cent decline the previous quarter, virtually ensures that Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will decide Tuesday to delay a tax hike planned for October 2015. Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo
  • Yemeni farmers winnow wheat with the wind to separate grains from impurities during the harvest season on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
    Yemeni farmers winnow wheat with the wind to separate grains from impurities during the harvest season on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. Hani Mohammed / AP Photo
  • Palm trees are reflected in the hood of the Toyota Mirai, Toyota's first commercially available, mid-sized hydrogen fuel cell sedan. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
    Palm trees are reflected in the hood of the Toyota Mirai, Toyota's first commercially available, mid-sized hydrogen fuel cell sedan. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
  • Indian farmers return home carrying bundles of paddy on the outskirts of Gauhati, India. The United States and India said on Thursday they had resolved a dispute over stockpiling of food by governments, clearing a major stumbling block to a deal to boost world trade. India is one of the world's largest grain exporters and the low cost of its production and procurement system means it can sway world prices. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
    Indian farmers return home carrying bundles of paddy on the outskirts of Gauhati, India. The United States and India said on Thursday they had resolved a dispute over stockpiling of food by governments, clearing a major stumbling block to a deal to boost world trade. India is one of the world's largest grain exporters and the low cost of its production and procurement system means it can sway world prices. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
  • A businessman looks at his mobile phone in Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2014. The Japanese economy has entered recession, official figures for the July-to-September period. The world's third-largest economy contracted at an annualized rate of 1.6 per cent in the quarter, following a contraction of 7.3 per cent in the previous three-month period, the Cabinet Office said. Franck Robichon / EPA
    A businessman looks at his mobile phone in Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2014. The Japanese economy has entered recession, official figures for the July-to-September period. The world's third-largest economy contracted at an annualized rate of 1.6 per cent in the quarter, following a contraction of 7.3 per cent in the previous three-month period, the Cabinet Office said. Franck Robichon / EPA

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November 20, 2014

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