Exporters in all industries must also contend with anti-dumping actions, the protectionist's weapon du jour.

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And 26-star Michelin chef Joel Robuchon is the gastronomic brains behind Air France's carte de jour for business-class passengers, with dishes that have included Basque shrimp and turmeric-scented pasta with lemongrass.

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Australia's latest hunk du jour, , Adam Garcia, plays Kevin, a young man who falls head-over-heels in love with Violet.

CNN: Fleshdance

Indeed, Facebook is Silicon Valley's hot company du jour, usurping Google for the moment, and industry watchers expect more employees at the Mountain View, Calif.

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Now the outfit's back, this time with a game: Contre Jour is coming to the web, and while it runs in any modern browser, you'll need IE 10 and a Windows 8 machine to play a third of the levels (it shouldn't make a difference if you have a touchscreen or a multitouch trackpad).

ENGADGET: 'Contre Jour' is now playable in the browser, one third of the levels require IE 10

Piper, 29, also gained acclaim for ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl, in which she played the high-class London escort Belle de Jour.

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Musically, he's not reinventing anything here, but he's crafted a smoky winner with enough pop potential to make him more than just the English singing sensation du jour.

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