National › Risk material for BSE found in beef imported from U.S. (Japan Today) The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Saturday that a cow backbone designated as specified-risk material for BSE was found in chilled beef imported… [News Source]

Politics › U.S. agriculture secretary urges Japan to fully reopen beef market (Japan Today) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Japanese agriculture minister Hirotaka Akamatsu on Friday that Tokyo should lift all of its mad cow disease-linked controls on… [News Source]

Japan, U.S. Agree To Finish Doha By Deadline (Manufacturing.net) Two countries will hold bilateral consultations to help narrow the gap in the Doha Round of negotiations under the World Trade Organization and complete them by the end of 2010. [News Source]

Football fixtures for October 10, 11, 13, 14 (Isle of Wight County Press) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Sydenham Wessex League, Premier Division: Newport v Poole Town, Hamworthy Utd v Cowes Sports, Alton Town v Brading Town. Division 1: Warminster Town v East Cowes Vics. [News Source]