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First arrested landing of a U.S. Navy FA-18 Hornet (from VFA-131 "Wildcats") aboard the French nuclear powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle off the Virginia Capes in 2005 US.
Afghanistan   Britain   Conflict   Photos   Security		  The Guardian 
Aircraft carriers are a cost-effective way of deterring conflicts
Simon Jenkins () condemns the new aircraft carriers as relics of the cold war and instead suggests making exclusive preparation for Afghanistan-type operations the principal driver of British defence... (photo: Creative Commons / Guillaume Rueda)
People drop in to view the board at the Australian stock exchange at Sydney Friday, July 27, 2007. A
Economy   Financial   Market   Photos   Stock		  NZ Herald 
Australian stocks: Market closes flat after early gains
New 6:58PM Thursday Jul 02, 2009 MELBOURNE - The Australian share market closed flat after earlier gains were whittled back despite gains in resources sector gains and a positive lead from Wall... (photo: AP Photo)
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Brazil ends search for bodies from Air France crash
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil has ended the search for more bodies from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last month,... (photo: Public Domain / Adrian Pingstone)
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Airbus A380  The Times 
Airbus could be asked to ground all long-range airliners
Airbus is expected to face calls to ground its worldwide fleet of long-range airliners tomorrow when French accident investigators issue their first account of what caused Air France Flight 447 to... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr)

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Yemenia Airbus's black box found
PARIS: A flight recorder from the Yemenia jet that crashed off the Comoros Islands has been found, the French government said last night. The government also said the... (photo: Creative Commons / JuergenL)

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'uncontacted Indians' of the Envira, who have never before had any contact with the outside world, photographed during an overflight in May 2008, as they react to the overflight at their camp in the Terra Indigena Kampa e Isolados do Envira, Acre state, Brazil, close to the border with Peru. Thursday May 29, 2008, The Examiner
Indians of Peru still fighting for their land
Comment RSS Email Print Survival Internationa Illegal Immigration is a hot topic in Utah.  Whether people support amnesty or enforcement of immigration laws,... (photo: AP / Gleison Miranda, Funai)
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Air France "black box" signals located - report
PARIS (Reuters) - Signals from the flight data recorders of an Air France airliner that crashed into the Atlantic killing all 228 people on board have been located, Le... (photo: WN)

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UBS Building, 100 Liverpool Street Irish Times
US demands UBS compliance in tax case
The US Justice Department said last it was pressing ahead with its five-month-old lawsuit against UBS AG to force the Swiss bank to identify thousands of US clients with... (photo: AP / Matt Ritchie)

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Iraqi petroleum refinery is viewed from a guard tower on Camp Shaibah, in Basra, Iraq, Oct. 27, 2008. The Independent
Bidding war for Iraq's huge oil contracts sputters into life
Iraq is locked in a struggle with the world's largest oil companies over contracts that would see "Big Oil" return to the Iraqi oilfields for the first time in almost 40... (photo: US Army file / Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati)

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A Chinese shipyard worker takes a break near a partially constructed 300,000 dwt class crude oil vessel at the Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd, in Dalian, Northeast China, Friday, May 28, 2004. Employing more than 4,600 workers, the shipyard has already won contracts to build as many as 14 of the large vessels amongst other classes of vessels. China's old industrial bases in the northeast is being tapped to provide economic growth and employme The New York Times
As Iraq Stabilizes, China Bids on Its Oil Fields
HONG KONG - Oil companies from China, the world's second-largest and fastest-growing consumer of oil, bid aggressively on Tuesday as Iraq began auctioning licenses in six... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)

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UK. Lloyds bank in banking crisis . Jan. 20, 2009. The Australian
Lloyds slashes another 2100 jobs
BRITIAN'S state-controlled Lloyds Banking Group axed 2100 more jobs overnight as it sought to streamline operations and recover from the global financial crisis and the... (photo: WN / marzena)
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Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company, the Persian Gulf island's national oil company, crank on a pipeline valve Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in the Sakhir, Bahrain, desert oilfields. Growing evidence of a severe global economic slowdown drove oil prices below $62 a barrel Monday as investors brushed off a sizeable OPEC output Oman oil output, exports reverse years of decline Gulf News
A five-platform complex pumps crude off the coast of Cabinda, Angola´s most prolific oil field in this Friday, July 12, 2002 file photo. Angola is joining OPEC, African oil exploration is booming and China is investing. The stampede for African oil Iran overtakes Saudi as China's No.1 crude supplier The Guardian
OPEC headquarters in Vienna(ss2) Opec, EU plot to avoid new oil bubble Business Report
Local residents paddle a canoe past oil installations belonging to the Mobil oil company in Bonny Island, Nigeria, in this Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 file photo. Oil prices dropped nearly $2 a barrel, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta regio N’Delta: Nigeria Misses OPEC Quota This Day
Iranian oil workers work at Tehran's oil refinery, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007 Iran election turmoil bad news for oil sector Daily Star Lebanon
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Afghan widows line up as they wait for their monthly food ration distributed by an international aid group in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 29, 2008. Food shortages over the past years have pushed many Afghans closer to the brink. In Kabul, some people resort to bread scraps to feed their families. In isolated provinces suffering from drought, starving villagers are fleeing their communities in search of fo Tug widows to sue port managers BBC News
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown finish a joint news conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Why Obama chose Ghana Modern Ghana
Foreign tourists look at a map of North Korean capital of Pyongyang beside a picture of a North Korean rocket, which was fired in April, on display at a South Korean observation post in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks Asia Times
HIT PATROL - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David Cantu conducts a patrol with fellow Marines in Hit, Iraq, March 8, 2008. Troops push deep into Afghanistan Philadelphia Daily News
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Landscape Lagoon, West Coast National park, Western Cape, South Africa Testing Times for International Tourism TravelDailyNews
Secretary general Ban Ki Moon meets with Javier Solnana EU High Representative at the International Conference in support for the economic reconstruction of Gaza in Sharm El Sheikh Secretary-General to visit Myanmar later this week Modern Ghana
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro talks to the media at the 38th Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly in Medellin, Colombia, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. OAS chief says sanctions likely in Honduras Denver Post
U.S soldiers of Charle Company 173rd Airborne Combat Team wait for Blackhawk helicopter to pick them up before they head out into battle against Taliban insurgents at the U.S. forward operating base Bermel in Paktika, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov 25, 2007. A provincial police official said Sunday that air strikes killed dozens of Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanist US Marines to 'drink lots of tea' Asia Times
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2010 Ford Fusion photographed in Washington, D.C., USA. Holy hybrid comparo! Fusion, Insight, Prius face offSurprise winner Canada Dot Com
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero speaks during a news conference a day after he won the general election at the Socialist Party's headquarters in Madrid Monday, March 10, 2008. Spain's governing Socialists prepared to embark on a second term in office on Monday, promising dialogue and speaking of responsibility as they took on the twin challenges of a slowing economy and resurgent Basque separatist viol Spain to decide on aging nuclear plant Syracuse
Chinese work on the assembly line at DaimlerChrysler factory in Beijing in this Sept. 15, 2006 file photo. Chrysler Group recently announced a deal with China's biggest independent automaker, Chery, to launch a low-cost production venture that will aim to export the first Chinese-made cars to the United States. Chinese manufacturers have built up a reputation for reasonably well-made, inexpensive low-tech products such as toys and textiles. But as Chinese manufacturers begin exporting big ticket items such as cars to the U.S., quality and safety issues are taking on even greater impo Asia's recovery road long and bumpy: ADB chief economist China Daily
U.S. Marines Cpl. Nolan Archer Dyer, IN, with a U.S. flag in his backpack take positions with his fellow marines from the 2nd MEB, 1st Battalion 5th Marines in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Friday July 3, 2009. Hundreds of British troops seize Helmand canals in U.S.-led 'Strike of the Sword' The Daily Mail
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