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03/17/2010
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EU and Jordan ink open-skies deal
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Brussels/Amman - The European Union and Jordan on Wednesday opened the way to a major boost in air traffic between them by initialling a deal liberalizing air travel. It is the first time that the EU has inked an open-skies agreement with a country i...
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03/17/2010
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Taiwan airport forgets runway lights for Japanese jet - Summary
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Taipei - Taiwan aviation authorities said Wednesday that they suspended an air controller who forgot to turn on runway lights for a landing Japanese airliner, putting about 230 passengers and crew at risk. We have suspended the air controller for ne...
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03/16/2010
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Georgia could sign visa deal in June, EU president says
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Brussels - Georgia could sign in June an agreement that would give its citizens easier visa access to the European Union, the bloc's president Herman Van Rompuy said on Tuesday. The deal, to be accompanied by a parallel agreement on repatriation of G...
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03/16/2010
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Malta bypasses Libyan visa ban
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Valletta, Malta - Malta said Tuesday it has started issuing Malta-only visas for Libyan citizens, as long as the travel stalemate between Schengen area countries and Tripoli persists. The Maltese government has also formally called on four other EU...
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03/16/2010
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Mistaken 'disaster' announcement sows panic at French rail service
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Paris - A report of a deadly explosion on a French high-speed train posted on the web site of the public railway authority SNCF created panic among its workers and on the internet, until it was shown to be practice exercise posted by mistake, French ...
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03/15/2010
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Travel tips 16 March 2010
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Valencia, Spain - Valencia is preparing for this year's Falles festival when locals parade giant puppets through the city streets between March 15 and 19. The puppets are known as ninots and are made o...
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03/15/2010
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Wolfsburg celebrates a decade of Autostadt
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Wolfsburg, Germany - Six visitors take their places in the glass cabin and fasten their seatbelts before the door slowly closes. In one movement the cabin lifts off the ground before racing to a height of 48 metres, giving the occupants a fantastic v...
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03/15/2010
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Thai Suphan Buri riverside market still bustling after 100 years
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Suphan Buri, Thailand - Tekming Sae Chang, a Chinese immigrant from Swatao, Fujian Province, moved to Sam Chuk market with his family in 1950 to open the Sil Thammachat (Natural Art) Photo Shop. His wife NguangHong Sae Aeab, 81, and daughter Suri Eam...
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03/15/2010
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Kulula: The airline that keeps you rolling in your seat
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Johannesburg - Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to Zimbabwe. Sorry, I mean Johannesburg. Please be aware that when you enter the terminal building you will be strip-searched for dangerous weapons. Don't worry. If you don't have any, they'll give you s...
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03/15/2010
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Following an antique mountain trail to the god of weather in Turkey
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Kapikiri, Turkey - The sound of a donkey's braying merges with Allahu akbar (god is great) loudspeaker-borne prayer calls of the muezzin, while women in the village of Kapikiri set up their stalls in front of the bed and breakfast inns. On their ta...
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