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, Nov 21 (Reuters) - European shares extended gains on Friday as oil shares rose tracking firmer crude prices and banking shares advanced. At 0918 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 1.1 percent at 789.47 points after ...
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) _ South African organizers of the 2010 World Cup expressed concern Friday about the effect the global financial crisis will have on the tournament, which is already running well over budget. The South African ...
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More than 30,000 retail jobs were at risk last night as Woolworths fought to avoid collapse and the fashion discount chain MK One crashed into administration for the second time in a year. Woolworths' future was hanging in the balance after its ...
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In football the conflict of interest between club and country drags on like the hundred years war. The heartening 2-1 win over Germany which Fabio Capello's irregulars achieved in Berlin on Wednesday night may have further convinced the nation that ...
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Bank of Ireland revealed yesterday that it had received a number of "unsolicited approaches" from prospective bidders looking to take stakes in Ireland's biggest bank by assets. The news sent the bank's shares up 24 per cent to €1.25 (£1.06). The ...
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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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