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Icelandair Boeing 757-200 at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
(photo: Creative Commons / Simon Law)
Icelandair and Alaska Airlines Announce Codeshare and Frequent Flier Partnership
redOrbit
| SEATTLE, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Icelandair, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced they have entered into a new codeshare agreement and will also launch a reciprocal frequent flier partnership. | The codeshare agreement allows Icelandair to place their code on select Alaska and Horiz...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on a press conference during a Russia-EU Summit in Rostov-on-Don, Russia Tuesday, June 1, 2010.
(photo: European Community / European Union)
EU, Canada adopt new sanctions against Iran
Houston Chronicle
| BRUSSELS - The European Union and Canada on Monday separately adopted new sanctions against Iran, targeting the country's foreign trade, banking and energy sectors. | The moves are the latest in a series of measures taken by the international community in an effort to halt Iran's nuclear program. ...
Home prices soar as income lags
Hong Kong Standard
I recently visited relatives in Canada and found that living conditions there are similar to those in Hong Kong in many ways - particularly high residential property prices, which are beyond the reach of young people. | //--> Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |...
Age of new safe-haven currencies
Gulf News
| Investors' love affair with the "other" currencies may be just beginning. | The Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Swedish crown are gaining in popularity as investors increasingly look for alternatives amid troubling outlooks for the...
TD Bank Opens New Green Call Center in Auburn, Maine
redOrbit
| AUBURN, Maine, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, will celebrate the grand opening of its new world-class call center in Auburn, the bank's latest addition to its presence in the state of Maine. Elected offici...
Mullen Group Ltd. announces appointment of CFO
redOrbit
| OKOTOKS, AB, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - (TSX - MTL) Mullen Group Ltd. ("Mullen") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. P. Stephen Clark to the position of Chief Financial Officer effective August 1, 2010. Mr. Clark succeeds Mr. David ...
In this Monday, June 8, 2009 file photo released by Brazil's Air Force, Brazil's Navy sailors recover debris from the missing Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean.
AP / Brazil's Air Force, file
Crash Spurs Interest in Real-Time Flight Data
The New York Times
| FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND — In the year since the fatal, still-unexplained crash of a French airliner over the mid-Atlantic, interest has intensified in technologies to enhance ...
Convicted newspaper baron Conrad Black leaves the federal building in Chicago
AP / Paul Beaty
Atty: Conrad Black likely to be released Wednesday
Herald Tribune
| CHICAGO - A lawyer for Conrad Black said he expects the former media magnate to walk free on bond Wednesday from the Florida prison where he's been serving a 6 1/2-year sentence ...
 One-time media baron Conrad Black leaves federal court Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in Chicago.
AP / Charles Rex Arbogast
Ex-media mogul Conrad Black to be freed on bond
The Star
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Convicted former media mogul Conrad Black will be released from prison on bond pending the outcome of his appeal, following a favorable U.S. Supreme Court dec...
Canada jails man for attempting nuclear exports to Iran
Deccan Herald
Montreal, Jul 30, (AFP): | A Canadian court has sentenced a Toronto man to four years and three months prison for attempting to export dual-use nuclear-related items to Iran, in violation of UN resolutions. | Mahmoud Yadegari was sentenced in the Ont...
Potash Corp forecasts 'tight' market in 2011
Mining Weekly
| TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Demand for potash could come close to global supply capabilities next year, especially if China returns to the market as expected, Potash Corp CEO Bill Doyle said on Thursday. | The company, like other crop nutrient p...
Suncor back in profit as output, prices rise
Gulf News
| Calgary: Suncor Energy Inc., Canada's largest oil company, had a second-quarter profit of C$480 million (Dh1.7 billion) amid higher crude prices and production from last year's takeover of Petro-Canada. | Net income was 31 cents a share, compa...
NHL hard-pressed to keep its momentum going
CNN
Story HighlightsAfter a superb 2009-10 season, salary cap and rules issues are clouding the future | The NHL has a history of trouble immediately after its most shining moments | There are rumors that the Kings will make another run at Ilya Kovalchuk...
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Former media mogul Conrad Black leaves the federal courthouse with his wife Barbara Amiel Friday, July 23, 2010 in Chicago.
(photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast)
Conrad Black is free, but financial affairs still haunt him
The Independent
| Conrad Black, the disgraced media mogul, has been told he cannot return to his native Canada to await a new verdict on the fraud charges he faces, because he hasn't provided enough detail about his muddy financial affairs. | The former proprietor of The Daily Telegraph, who was freed on bail this week after two-and-a-half years in prison in the U...



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