News from elsewhere on the web (04 Oct 2010)

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Tycoon (Vinod Sekhar) in £8 million St Andrews University pledge may be jailed The Courier (Scotland / Malaysia)

Scottish university's £8m 'donor' faces jail Scotsman (UK / Malaysia)

Rise in spot rubber prices India Info line (India)

Rubber prices expected to increase further The Star (country)

Rubber Advances to Five-Month High After Crude Oil Gains, Auto Sales Grow Bloomberg (Japan)

[refuelling] Hose falls from plane onto house (in San Diego) UK Press Association (UK / US)

DuPont to invest $100 mn to step up R&D [in India] Economic Times (India)

Michelin to hike production Akron Beacon Journal (US - Ohio)

AZERIKIMYA, NIZHNEKAMSKNEFTEKHIM SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT Asia Pulse, via Comtex (Russia, Azerbaijan)

Formula 1 Technology: Tyres bettor blog (UK)

Orissa Government approves 16 projects with investments of Rs 6500 crore (includes Phillips Carbon Black Ltd.) Orissa diary (India)

Strong OEM and replacement demand to drive volume growth India Info line (India)

Trade deficit despite higher export value Viet Nam news (Vietnam)

Quo vadis Indonesian rubber industry Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

Impact of Thailand's new rubber tax on export prices limited Business Recorder (Pakistan)

Province cuts red tape for investors Viet Nam News (Vietnam)

New automaker established to boost Beijing's auto industry Xinhua (China)

China's automakers recall 3.94m vehicles in 6 years Xinhua (China)

Fantastic Fest 2010 Review: Quentin Dupieux's RUBBER Gordon and the Whale (US)

Old tyres recycled into usable goods Wane.com (US - Indiana)

Decades-Old Tire Dump Site Beginning Clean-Up 33 WYTV (US - Ohio)