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 Ottawa (UPI) Sep 21, 2009 
Boeing is consolidating its presence in Canada with two major aircraft deals that guarantee long-term in-service support operations in the country alongside assembly and manufacturing activities.
In August, Boeing Integration Defense Systems won a contract to supply 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, designated in Canada as the CH-147, and earlier the company delivered four Boeing C-17 ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2009China's military capability has taken a "quantum leap" thanks to a modernisation drive and its weaponry rivals that of Western countries, the nation's defence minister said in an interview Monday. The comments by Liang Guanglie came in an interview published by Xinhua news agency 10 days before China is set to roll out a range of advanced weaponry in a National Day military parade. ... more
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United Nations (AFP) Sept 21, 2009US President Barack Obama makes his UN debut this week as world leaders gather for a whirlwind of talks on climate change, the Middle East, nuclear non-proliferation and the financial crisis. But with a range of burning issues at the top of agenda for Obama and more than 120 heads of state and government, officials were already less than optimistic of any major breakthroughs out of this week ... more 
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 21, 2009Former US vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is expected to speak about US foreign policy and China in her first keynote speech outside North America, Hong Kong organisers said on Monday. Palin, mocked during last year's presidential campaign for her lack of experience in foreign affairs and for her verbal gaffes, is due to address hundreds of financial big-hitters at the ... more 
New York (AFP) Sept 21, 2009Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko said Monday that only the West -- particularly eventual membership in NATO -- can safeguard the country's independence from Russia. Yushchenko, in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, also told a foreign policy think tank that tensions were rising with former master Russia ahead of a presidential election in January. "Just in the ... more |
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Khuria, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 18, 2009At the end of every year, after the monsoon rains, Noor Hossain dismantles his houseboat on the Bangladeshi delta and heads to the mainland. This time he will not be coming back. Hossain is one of about 800,000 river gypsies, known locally as bedey, who for generations have lived on the nation's waterways between May and December, and on land for the rest of the year. But now he has ... more  
London (AFP) Sept 20, 2009In tiny urban gardens, Britons are doing their bit to counter the mysterious worldwide decline of bees -- they are starting to keep their own. The ancient art of beekeeping is enjoying a renaissance in Britain, fuelled by concerns about the provenance of food and the desire to do something for the environment. Jon Harris, 43, was a bee novice just six months ago. Now, with hundreds ... more 
San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2009The single largest year over year potential increase in the industrial age of food production may occur with the use of a San Diego based alternative energy company's machinery. Circle Biodiesel and Ethanol Corporation has announced that their latest patent-pending machinery design enables previously inedible foods such as toxic strains of algae and Jatropha to be edible with an operation ... more |
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