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Social responsibility key to aviation industrys success HNA chairman
One of the most successful Chinese businessmen of their generation, the co-founder and chairman of the HNA Group loves to be in the limelight these days not because of vanity but rather for his social responsibility in sharing his ...
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World Bank Pledges to Listen with Heart and Soul to Indigenous Peoples But Intergovernmental Organizations Permanent Forum Members Sceptical
told the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today, as meeting participants scrutinized the expressed commitments and project portfolios launched and supervised by global and regional financial ...
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Worlds largest Lego model unveiled in NY
The world's largest Lego model, a replica of a Star Wars spacecraft, has been unveiled in New York's Times Square.It took 32 builders 17,000 hours and five million Lego bricks to build the one-to-one-scale replica of a Star Wars X-Wing starfighter, which was three metres tall and 13 metres long.The model, which weighs more than 20,000 kilograms, was built in a Lego Model Shop in the ...
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Video Rob Ford scandal not over Toronto city councillors
From "satisfied" to "he should resign," Toronto city councillors had mixed reactions to Mayor Rob Ford's official statement regarding accusations he smoked crack cocaine. Ford broke his silence Friday, denying crack ...
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Daughter of World War II hero steps forward to claim medals
Michele McKenzie spent years wondering about a part of her father's life that he seemed to want to forget: his experience during World War II.On Friday, McKenzie learned that a piece of that story had turned up in a Goodwill store in Chesterfield. A Goodwill employee discovered a shadow box filled with World War II medals that once belonged to Marine Sgt. James Joseph McKenzie, who died in ...
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DealBook Obama Nominates 2 Senate Aides for S.E.C. Posts
Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, naming two Senate aides to senior posts at the Wall Street regulatory agency. The nominees to the five-member agency are Kara M. Stein, a Democrat, and Michael Piwowar, a Republican. If confirmed by the Senate, they will succeed commissioners whose terms are set to ...
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UW softball advances to College World Series
Huskies advanced to the College World Series for the 11th time. Previous appearances: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004 2007 2009 2010 Runners-up in 1996 and 1999. National champion in ...
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RMB to become one top 3 global trade currencies
The RMB, or Chinese yuan, would be able to become one of the top three global traded currencies in volumn term by the end of 2015, said Douglas Flint, chairman of HSBC Holdings plc, in London ...
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Apple controversy underlines need for more debate on corporate tax
Apple senior executives Peter Oppenheimer, Timothy Cook and Phillip Bullock being sworn in before this week's US Senate hearings during which Ireland was dubbed a "tax haven". Photograph: Daniel Rosenbaum/the New York ...
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Rob Ford video questions linger after denial
Now that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has formally denied to allegations of crack cocaine use, it's just Ford's word versus his accusers', unless the video surfaces. "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict," Ford told reporters Friday. "As for a video: I cannot comment on a video I've never seen or does not exist." The video purportedly shows him ...
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Opinion Cracking wise on Rob Ford a different view
In February 2007, after Britney Spears spent the weekend shaving her head and getting photographed in the act by paparazzi, late night host Craig Ferguson stepped in front of the camera and delivered one of the most compelling and unique monologues I've ever seen.He spoke into the awkward silence of a confused studio audience and, before telling his own story of addiction, he wondered if a ...
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Rob Ford should speak up says Toronto deputy mayor
Toronto's deputy mayor is urging Mayor Rob Ford to address the raging scandal over an alleged crack cocaine video. Ford called reports of the video "ridiculous" but has said little ...
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10000 expected to turn out for World Partnership Walk to fight global poverty
OTTAWA - Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering ...
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World Briefing | The Americas Canada Mayor Denies Drug Allegations
After a week of avoiding journalists, Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto on Friday denied accusations that he smoked crack cocaine. "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine," Mr. Ford, left, said as he read a statement during a brief news conference. He did not take questions. Last week Mr. Ford dismissed as ...
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Pot Dispensary Economy Forced Into Shadows As More Banks Refuse To Do Business
Despite a near-constant flow of customers at its Huntington Beach storefront, Patient Med Aid struggles with many of the most basic business tasks. It can't accept credit or debit cards for customer transactions. It has to pay vendors in cash. It uses cashier's checks to pay its taxes. The newly opened medical marijuana dispensary, like many clinics in the controversial industry, has ...
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Positive press picks up for San Diego with Mexico business ties
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner visited the economically-minded organization DEITAC's bi-monthly gathering in his first official visit to Tijuana as mayor in January. He was greeted by Tijuana's mayor Bustamante, and they both took questions on plans to better incorporate the shared border ...
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World Briefing | Europe Turkey Legislation Would Limit Sales of Alcohol and Ban Advertising for It
The Turkish Parliament passed legislation on Friday to ban advertising of alcohol. The measure also bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except in tourist zones, and prohibits alcohol sales near mosques and schools. The measure requires presidential approval before it can be put into ...
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No quick recovery for UK economy says top Bank official
Britain will have to wait for the boom times to return despite "some signs of a pick-up" in the economy, Bank of England rate-setter Paul Fisher declared ...
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5 climbers feared dead on worlds third-highest peak in Nepal
Five men who disappeared earlier this week trying to climb the world's third-highest mountain are feared dead, searchers leading the recovery effort in Nepal said on Friday, saying few could survive this ...
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Source Xbox Ones Heart-Sensing Tech Not Microsofts Idea
has baked into the forthcoming Xbox One is the new Kinect sensor's ability to read your heart rate, which it does optically using a system similar to (or even based ...
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World Briefing | Asia India 4 Soldiers and a Gunman Killed
Four Indian Army soldiers and a gunman suspected of being a rebel were killed in fighting in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, officials said. Lt. Col Ankur Vashist, an army spokesman, said gunmen ambushed and fatally shot three soldiers near the village of Buchoo. After reinforcements arrived, another soldier was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the gunmen, Colonel Vashist ...
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Heeding the call of finance
Financial openness will play a far more important role in the country's economic growth and stability in the next decade One of the most contentious issues between China and Western countries, especially the United States, is the opening up of China's financial sector and revaluation of the renminbi. Western countries have urged China to open up its financial sector further, while ...
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Mexicos telecoms law to rebuild industry brick by brick
Fri May 24, 2013 9:06pm EDT (For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click here) By Dave Graham and Tomas Sarmiento MEXICO CITY May 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's new telecommunications law aims to break the hold of dominant players that have made the country's industry an anomaly on the global map and rebuild it "brick by brick," a senior government official said ...
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Minister Calls For Involvement Of Society At Every Level During 66th World Health Assembly
Bandar Seri Begawan - To ensure the realisation of Global Health Objectives, it is imperative for the health sector to involve cooperation from the non-health sector and every level of society through evidence-based advocacy in addition to continued efforts in health ...
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Vancouver cruise ship business rebounds with 20 per cent jump
Port Metro Vancouver says "it's all good news this year" on the cruise-ship front."This year, we're seeing an increase of more than 20 per cent for the season from last year," the port's manager of business development, Carmen Ortega, said.That is expected to translate into about 820,000 passengers on 236 sailings. Last season saw 667,000 passengers on 191 ...
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