An air hostess helped land an Air Canada jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean. The plane, bound for Heathrow from Toronto, diverted to Shannon in Ireland after the flight officer ...
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LONDON: European shares traded higher at midday on Friday after hitting 5-1/2-year lows in the previous session, as a rise in crude and metals prices helped commodities stocks and banks rose on hopes of further interest rate cuts. At 1132 GMT ...
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Padraig Harrington is on a list of five golfers nominated for the 2008 PGA Tour Player of the Year award, with the result due next month. Ireland's double major winner Harrington will be going up against world number one Tiger Woods of the USA for ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling is considering tougher laws to force banks to lend to small businesses which are struggling with the global credit crunch, newspapers reported on Friday. The reports said Darling was looking at measures ...
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Capello succeeded Steve McClaren after England's failure to reach Euro 2008 and has brought about a dramatic change in their fortunes. The 2-1 win over Germany in Berlin on Wednesday means England end 2008 on the back of five successive wins. "We are ...
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Talent and tenacity: Stephen Ireland, seen here evading the challenge of Bolton's Gavin McCann, has fought hard to make his mark on Manchester City's first team Photo: GETTY IMAGES Never mind Robinho, the £32.5 million man, or indeed the oil-rich ...
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“As quietly as you can,” he whispered in my ear, “climb over the gate and then crawl up to the side of the bridge.” I climbed and straddled the gate, as you should, nearest to the hinge. My companion Ion Hamilton, my assigned stalker for the ...
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