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Japan Airlines SKY SUITE named Best Business Class Airline Seat
JAL SKY SUITE was today named "Best Business Class Airline Seat" globally, based on the world's largest airline passenger satisfaction survey conducted by SKYTRAX. Japan Airlines (JAL) received the top honor for its new fully-flat Business Class seat at SKYTRAX's 2013 World Airline Awards held at Paris Air Show. JAL is the first Japanese airline to win the Best Business ...
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US House passes bill to support Taiwan observer status at UN aviation body
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill to support Taiwan's bid for observer status at the International Civil Aviation Organization. The bill, passed 424-0 in a vote on Tuesday, directs the Obama administration to back the self-governing island's attendance as observer at the three-yearly assembly of the U.N. organization, which meets in ...
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Target in Australia offers to settle Estee Lauder lawsuit
The Wesfarmers Target retail chain in Australia said in court Tuesday it was ready to settle claims that it sold counterfeit Estee Lauder make up. In Federal Court, Target said it would turn over all of its marketing materials related to sale of Make-Up Art Cosmetics, an Estee Lauder subsidiary that accused the Australian retailer of selling fake goods under its name. In addition, Target ...
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New language discovered in Australia gives development insights
A new language discovered in a remote indigenous community in northern Australia reveals insights into how languages develop, a U.S. linguist says. University of Michigan linguist Carmel O'Shannessy has studied a language she has dubbed Light Warlpiri spoken in a small region of Australia's Tanami Desert. Residents there speak a highly endangered traditional language, Warlpiri, but a ...
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Clashes erupt in Egypt over Islamist governors
CAIRO (AP) -- Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are ...
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Taliban Opens Office For Talks with US Afghan Government
Muhammad Naeem (L), a spokesman for the Office of the Taliban of Afghanistan, speaks during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha, June 18, ...
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Security Transfer Sparks Pride Concern Among Afghans
ISLAMABAD -- Afghans welcomed their national forces taking responsibility of security across the country, ending 12 years of US and NATO-led control. Many are concerned about the Afghan security forces’ logistic capabilities to face down violent militant networks operating in the country. Barely an hour before a simple closed door ceremony was held here in Kabul marking the transfer of ...
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Senior US General Encouraged by News of Taliban Talks
PENTAGON -- The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. representatives will open direct talks with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar, within the next few days, aimed at finding a political solution to the Afghan war. The announcement is being welcomed by the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford. General Dunford said his forces had no ...
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Berlin Program Helps Minorities Enter Workforce
BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel caused a stir three years ago when she declared the country's integration policies a failure. Since that time, though, several new programs have sprung up with the aim of giving immigrants a fair shot at a career in Europe's largest economy. One such program is called "Berlin Needs You," and it has been successful placing minority ...
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Chinas Xi in thorough clean-up of party media
BEIJING (AFP) - President Xi Jinping is to launch a "thorough clean-up" of the ruling Communist Party, state media reported Tuesday, the latest strongly-worded anti-corruption drive to be enacted by China's new leader.The "upcoming year-long campaign" will target what the Xinhua news agency described as "undesirable work styles such as formalism, bureaucratism, ...
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Australia Moves to Rein in Gambling Ads in Sports
Tune into virtually any major sport in Australia, from rugby to cricket to tennis, and you’re likely to be bombarded by commercials touting the latest odds on the game. Legal sports gambling is a multi-billion-dollar industry in Australia, where betting websites sponsor major teams and buy up stadium naming rights. Imagine a ';Bet365″ logo plastered across the back of a Los ...
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Confederations Cup Japan are a work in progress
Yuto Nagatomo, left, and the Japan defence will have their hands full with Italy's Mario Balotelli, who will be a focal point on Wednesday. Eugene Hoshiko / AP ...
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British Irish Lions ACT Brumbies spring a surprise as Australia waits
British & Irish Lions had been given "a reality check" after they lost their unbeaten Australia tour record on Tuesday. The Lions went down 14-12 to ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium, and there could be few complaints from a team outgunned upfront for an hour before head coach Gatland summoned reinforcements from the bench. The injury-hit Lions, who dominated the first five games ...
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Fifa World Cup Australia Iran and South Korea qualify
"It's amazing for the country," captain Lucas Neill said in a pitchside interview. "Three World Cups [in a row] now. I'm sorry, guys, it wasn't pretty but we beat what was in front of ...
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China Sea row discussed in US officials’ call on DND
Secretary of the Navy Mabus is honored by Philippine military members after a meeting with the Philippine Defense Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin. Mabus discussed Tuesday regional security issues during the meeting. US NAVY PHOTO/MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS ARIF PATANI MANILA, Philippines--US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discussed Tuesday regional security issues in ...
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Fighters in Nigeria attack school kill 9 students
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA: Suspected Islamic militants have opened fire on students taking exams at a school in the country's troubled northeast, killing at least nine pupils in the latest violence to wrack the volatile region, witnesses said on Tuesday. Bodies of the children in their school uniforms were brought to the local morgue, according to a hospital official who insisted on anonymity ...
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China detains Russians suspected of smuggling 213 bear paws
China has detained two Russian men on suspicions of trying to smuggle 213 bear paws into the country. Customs officials made the discovery in the northern Inner Mongolia region in May, but released details about the case Tuesday, The Sun reports. The paws - which are believed to be from brown bears -- were found hidden inside the wheels of the van and spare tires. Sales of bear body parts are ...
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US lawsuit filed against News Corp on phone hackingNews Corps legal woes in the British phone hacking scandal have spread across the Atlantic with a lawsuit filed in a US court alleging invasion of privacy of Angelina Jolies stunt double.
phone hacking scandal have spread across the Atlantic, with a lawsuit filed in a US court alleging invasion of privacy of Angelina Jolie's stunt double. A suit filed on June 13 by British national Eunice Huthart accused the firm's now defunct News of the World of intercepting her voice mail messages while she was working as a stunt double for the US actress. The complaint filed in ...
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Taliban Step Toward Afghan Peace Talks Is Hailed by U.S.
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Congress Debates Limiting US Farmers Role in Food Aid
When starvation looms, speed is critical. But while the U.S. provides more emergency food aid than any other country, speed is not what it does best. Andrew Natsios witnessed this shortcoming firsthand during famine in Somalia in 1991. "I literally watched children die while we waited for food to arrive," he said at a congressional hearing last week. "It took two to three ...
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US Marks 10th Anniversary of Emergency AIDS Funding
Secretary of State John Kerry arrives to speak at the 10th anniversary celebration for the President's Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief, June 18, 2013, at the State Department in ...
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UN Presses Lebanon to Open Syrian Refugee Camps
BEIRUT -- The United Nations is pressing the Lebanese government to allow a dozen refugee camps help resettle up to a million Syrians. Despite a massive influx of Syrian refugees, Lebanon has been reluctant to establish camps for them. Many refugees live with relatives and friends while the majority rent lodging. About half are registered with the United Nations. "They are meant to be ...
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New Pact Reduces Risk of US-Russia Conflict in Cyberspace
In a joint statement issued by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin call the pact "essential to safeguarding the security" of their countries. The agreement, signed Monday at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, aims to reduce the risk of conflict in cyberspace by creating direct, real-time communication about possible incidents. The two ...
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Japan poised to shift huge investment factories from China to India
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But that may be about to change because Japan is poised to leave China for India, adding huge benefits to the South Asian country in terms of jobs creation, technological transfer, transformation of infrastructure and military partnership. "Japan wants to build up India as an alternative, economic and military, to ...
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Islamist governor promises safety for Luxor tourists
By Asma Alsharif and Tom PerryCAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe.Khayat's appointment by President Mohamed Mursi as governor of the city of Luxor has triggered howls of protest, with demonstrators protesting for ...
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South Korea's tool for northern diplomacy
A 66 square kilometre industrial complex just over the border is an important part of reconciliatory efforts between South Korea and the North. It is important to the economy as well, but its diplomatic significance runs far deeper.
The Kaesong Industrial Complex is the only industrial special administrative region that still exists as a joint agreement between North and South Korea. Following the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan, relations between the two countries deteriorated significantly, with South Korea accusing the North of the attack and the North subsequently denying involvement. Read more
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