Fire temporarily halts flights at Prague airport
Prague - A fire in the control tower halted air traffic at Prague airport for five hours on Saturday, radio reports said. The blaze broke out at around 5 am (0400 GMT), probably as a result of a cable defect. It was quickly extinguished, but smoke fi...
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2009-11-21 ] Category : [
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Pelosi: No quick end to US travel ban to Cuba
Washington - Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the US House of Representatives, said Thursday she expected no quick action on ending the United States' decades-long travel ban with Cuba. House Speaker Pelosi said it was one of a long list of legislat...
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2009-11-19 ] Category : [
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Computer glitch causes delays at major US airports
Washington - A computer glitch Thursday morning forced flight cancellations and some major delays at airports along the eastern US coast. A problem with the Federal Aviation Authority's (FAA) flight plan filing system caused delays in Atlanta, New Yo...
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2009-11-19 ] Category : [
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Finnair pilots end strike, flights to resume - Summary
Helsinki - Finnair pilots late Tuesday called off a strike that has grounded hundreds of flights and affected some 40,000 passengers, the Finnish flag carrier said. Finnair said about half its scheduled flights were to resume Wednesday, and expected ...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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Finnair pilots and management meet, pilot strike continues
Helsinki - Striking Finnair pilots and representatives of the Finnish flag carrier met Tuesday at the office of the National Conciliator while some 200 scheduled flights were cancelled. Thousands of passengers have been impacted by the strike involvi...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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Scotch on the rocks in the Antarctic
Wellington - There is Scotch on the rocks down in Antarctica and a team of New Zealand scientists hope to lay their hands on it - purely in the interests of science, you understand. Al Fastier, who will lead an expedition to the white continent in th...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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A culinary adventure on the streets of Singapore
Singapore - Singapore is famous for its skyscrapers and luxury hotels but the south-east Asian city is also a culinary capital with thousands of street food vendors in market halls providing tasty titbits for just a few dollars. Typical dishes on off...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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Travel tips for Tuesday 17th November 2009
France launches tourist guide to south-west. Toulouse, France - France's south-west regional tourism promotion association has drawn up a list of Grand Sites containing the names of about 20 towns, villages, historic buildings and art works. ...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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Rio welcomes gays and lesbians
Rio de Janeiro - The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro is known in Portuguese as the Cidade Maravilhosa, or Wonderful City in English. But it is now one title richer after it was awarded the Best Global Destination for gays at a tourism trade fair. Th...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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