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British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (2R) award the Russian Ushakov medal to WWII Arctic Convoy veterans during a meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London on June 16, 2013. Cameron and Putin held talks on June 16 on Syria's civil war, a meeting which could set the tone for the G8 summit, with the West at odds with Moscow over how to handle the conflict. The Arctic convoys were the daring oceangoing convoys during World War II that sailed the northern Arctic route from the UK, Iceland and North America to Russia to keep them supplied and able to fight with the Allies.
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The opportunity to be involved with ASV is exciting as the company is one of the largest specialty vehicle companies in North America and continues to boldly invest, as recently demonstrated by the acquisitions of Monaco RV and McCoy & Marque ambulance brands
It is an exciting time for Major League Soccer and I believe the League and Soccer United Marketing are poised for tremendous growth ... I'm a big soccer fan and I am honored to work closely with so many talented people who have been so committed to building MLS into the top professional soccer league in North America. I look forward to doing my part to help MLS grow its fan base and media value, as well as expanding the commercial value of soccer in the region.
Starred reviews in Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly were more than I could have hoped for, for Black Dog in North America ... To add to these the news that Black Dog is a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner is phenomenal. Andnow, on top of that,the Greenaway Medal makes this an overwhelmingly brilliant moment in my life.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Boeing vows robust sales of its bigger 787
787-10 and buying 10 more planes. The Chicago-based carrier said the deal would make it the so-called launch customer in North America and push its Dreamliner tally to 65 planes. Air Lease said it would take 30 of the 787-10 variant and three 787-9s. Deliveries Read more »
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Boeing sees doubling of aircraft by 2032
of the demand for aircraft will come from Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, the rest from carriers in Europe and North America.The commercial fleet today stands at 20,310 aircraft, Boeing said. Counting the withdrawal of older planes, the fleet is forecast Read more »
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World air fleet to double in 20 years, Boeing says
the demand for aircraft will come from Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. The rest comes from carriers in Europe and North America.The commercial fleet today stands at 20,310 aircraft, Boeing says. In 2032, the company said that will rise to 41,240. Read more »
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Chrysler to recall 630,000 SUVs worldwide
Thursday.The Compass and Patriot recall includes 254,400 vehicles in the U.S., 45,400 in Canada and another 109,400 outside North America, according to Chrysler.The Wrangler recall includes 181,000 vehicles in the U.S. as well as 18,400 in Canada, 3,300 in Read more »
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Seamless, GrubHub cook up plans to combine
online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub announced plans Monday to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the United States.Financial terms were not disclosed, and it's unclear what the Read more »
Around the web
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OttawaStart's Weekly Event Round-Up: June 20-26, 2013
-- Eliane Laberge Friday, June 21-Sunday, June 23: Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival The largest dragonboat festival in North America, if not the world, takes place at Mooney's Bay beach this weekend, kicking off Friday evening with the Parade of Champions 58 m ago from Ottawa Start Blog Read more »
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Asia should unite on energy
for 29 percent of the world's oil use, thereby making them collectively the globe's biggest consumer of oil, and pushing North America into second place. There is no reason why the present situation should be tolerated any longer. Let us look at how things 7:25 PM from China Daily Read more »
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Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4
consoles compete at E3 conference We've still got about five months before the new Xbox One and PlayStation 4 launch in North America, and already blood has been spilled. From Microsoft gathering an arguably more impressive stable of exclusive games, to Sony 7:18 PM from CNET Read more »
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GM a failing biotechnology in modern agro-ecosystems
in modern agro-ecosystems University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have found that the biotechnologies used in north American staple crop production are lowering yields and increasing pesticide use compared to western Europe. A conspicuous difference in choices 7:18 PM from Scoop - New Zealand News Read more »
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Asians tipped to win wealth race with North America
growth. North American HNWIs hold $12.7 trillion in investable wealth. While wealth accumulation between rich Asians and North Americans is still a “tight horse race”, according to Adam Matthews, managing director and head of Asia for RBC Wealth Management, 7:06 PM from Asian Investor Read more »
