investigation. he was among nine people killed in a mortar attack in a southern city. the reporter was covering a pro-government rally when it came under fire. that was gilles jacquier. nigeriians have been on a strike the past few days protesting a doubling in the fuel. a fuel subsidy was removed. those are the headlines. world business today starts now. hello, and a warm welcome to world business today. i m nina dos santos at cnn london. aim andrew stevens in hong kong. here are the top stories this thursday, january 12th. japan stands side by side with the u.s. with a pledge to cut its imports of iranian oil. a breakthrough for some, a gimmick to others. can tvmakers really convince us that 3d is the way to go? we ll hear the hard sell from the las vegas electronics show. and monuments to capitalism or hashi iharbingers of economi what the skyscraper tells us about boom and bust. japan says it s prepared to reduce the april of oil it imports from the republic
that congress approve government regulations that have a significant impact on the economy or small business, lowering the tax rate for businesses and individuals to know more than 25%, passing free trade agreements with columbia, panama and south korea. they say that will create up to 250,000 jobs and increasing domestic energy production. the pentagon says the don t ask, don t tell policy in the military officially ends on tuesday. the defense secretary has been asked to hold off on repeal. congress needs more information about the policy changes they say. the pentagon says the repeal of the policy of gays serving in the military has been through a rigorous vert fiction, process. thousands of students in tacoma washington will not be in school again today. the teachers union voted to keep its strike going despite a judge s order to put the signs back and get back to the classroom. we were surprised and disappointed. we fully expected students would be arriving and teac