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Training centers to prepare priests for Russian army (Russian Information Agency Novosti) Training centres to prepare priests for deployment to Russian military units will open in the near future, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said on Tuesday. Russian clubs urged to bid for Tottenham striker Pavlyuchenko (tribalfootball.com) Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko remains a

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Russian News Monitor – Training centers to prepare priests for Russian army (Russian Information Agency Novosti)

FG, Lagos head for showdown over Lagos-Badagry Expressway – PunchThere are strong indications that the Federal Government will soon halt the Lagos State Government from going ahead with its plan to expand the Lagos Badagry Expressway to a 10-way carriage road network. Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos State had has Lagos Sports Council moves

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Nigeria – FG, Lagos head for showdown over Lagos-Badagry Expressway – Punch

At the Dubai air show in November we got a first glimpse at Bombardier’s M170 product , its answer to the Gulfstream G650 in the long-range large-cabin business jet market.

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Bombardier says "watch this space" on future G650 competitor

Somalia : My Farm “Is Full of Mines” (AllAfrica.com) Abuda Mohamed Olhaye Nour, 60, last cultivated his farm in Abuda, 24km southwest of Somaliland’s capital, Hargeisa, more than two decades ago. “Before the war, our life was good; we did not worry about making ends meet,” he said

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Somalia – Somalia : My Farm “Is Full of Mines” (AllAfrica.com)

Georgian Rights Activists Brief ICC Prosecutor on August War (Civil Georgia) A group of Georgian human rights activists will meet with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, in The Hague on February 2 to brief him about their findings on violation of international humanitarian law by the Russian forces and South Ossetian militias

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Caucasus News Update – Georgian Rights Activists Brief ICC Prosecutor on August War (Civil Georgia)

Suspected US drone strikes kill at least 29 in Pakistan (New Kerala) Islamabad, Feb 3 : Multiple missile strikes carried out by suspected US pilotless drone aircraft killed at least 29 people in Pakistan’s restive tribal region Tuesday, a Pakistani intelligence official said. Suspected US drone strikes kill at least 14 in Pakistan (EARTHtimes.org) Islamabad

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Pakistan – Suspected US drone strikes kill at least 29 in Pakistan (New Kerala)

North Korea Declares Firing Zones Off West Coast, Yonhap Says (Bloomberg) Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) — North Korea declared two firing zones off its western coast near the maritime border with South Korea, Yonhap News reported, citing South Korea s defense ministry.

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Koreas – North Korea Declares Firing Zones Off West Coast, Yonhap Says (Bloomberg)

Never content to rest on our laurels, the Flightglobal team has stepped out on the edge of digital publishing once again bringing you a perspective of the Singapore air show never before seen. Our first issue of iFDN, or interactive Flight Daily News , is the collaboration of a small team here in Singapore and in London at the Flightglobal headquarters

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#SIN10: Flightglobal covers day one with the premier of iFDN

Who will pray at Lebanon’s synagogue? (BBC News) The few remaining Jews in Lebanon have begun to rebuild a synagogue in Beirut, but who will dare to pray there?

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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Who will pray at Lebanon’s synagogue? (BBC News)

Boeing 757’s First Flight YouTube Share Create Apture™ by flightblogger SINGAPORE — During his Asia Pacific market briefing, I asked Boeing vice president of marketing, Randy Tinseth, about the future of an oft – discussed mid-range 787 and it’s potential for the future. The exchange yielded an interesting answer: Jon Ostrower: Looking beyond the 787-3, your customers have indicated a need for a medium range 787, somewhere in the trans-continetnal 3,000 to 4,000 mile range, do you see an opportunity now take the 787 to adapt it to that market? Randy Tinseth: So the question is are we going to design a 787 with the range of a 757?I’ll tell you, it’s not in the plans today, but over the last week we did some changes at Boeing and one of those changes is we brought Mike Bair, who was my boss, to now lead our single aisle development efforts

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Boeing places 757 replacement under purview of future 737 planning

Egypt editor challenges union over Israel ‘warning’ (AFP via Yahoo! News) Egypt’s journalists union issued a warning to a magazine editor on Tuesday after she received the Israeli ambassador in her house, prompting her to cry foul over freedom of the press. Ex-West Jordan police officer pleads guilty in sex case with suicidal woman (Deseret

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Middle East News – Egypt editor challenges union over Israel ‘warning’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Indian ‘behind’ Mumbai attacks (Daily Telegraph) Officials investigating the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks have claimed that an Indian played a major part in the massacre of 166 people. Boeing to deliver nine aircraft to Indian firms (Central Chronicle) Agencies Mumbai, Feb 2: American aircraft-maker, Boeing, on Tuesday said it will deliver nine aircrafts to Indian

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India – Indian ‘behind’ Mumbai attacks (Daily Telegraph)

Friend of Afghan president killed: Karzai brother (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News) KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) – Gunmen Tuesday shot dead “a close friend” of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the troubled southern province of Kandahar, one of the president’s brothers told AFP. Karzai to Saudi to Talk Taliban Reconciliation (ABC News) Afghan President travels to

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Afghanistan – Friend of Afghan president killed: Karzai brother (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)

Northwest Airlines is officially fading to black. As of this weekend, Delta moved into one of the final stages of its merge with the carrier, by combining the two reservation systems, retiring the NWA website and its flight numbers. Up until this weekend, the Northwest Airlines site referred its customers to Delta’s site   but now it is non-existent and goes there directly.

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NWA moves further in its merge with Delta

While most of the European Union is still debating whether or not to implement full-body scanners , the United States now plans to fill half the nation’s airports with the new security systems in 2011. The $215 million project comes at the heels of the Christmas Day bomb scare, and has been the largest security revamp since the country’s reaction to the attacks on September 11, 2001.

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TSA calls for 500 more full-body scanners

The Federal Aviation Administration is charging American Eagle $2.5 million for not ensuring that weight records were accurate on each plane on dozens of flights in the past two years. When the crew of an airplane has incorrect information about the amount of weight in the cargo area, it affects how the pilot will gauge its take-off and landing procedures. A certain weight calls for the appropriate speed, and without accurate information, ascension can be difficult, according to USA Today .

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FAA faults American Eagle $2.5 million for misinformation

SINGAPORE — On Monday morning, Airbus invited journalists on-board the A330-200F here in Singapore. The aircraft on display here at the show is one of two -200Fs taking part in the flight test campaign that will culminate in first delivery to Etihad Crystal Cargo around July

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Video & Photos: Airbus A330-200F makes air show debut in Singapore

It’s 82 F degrees here with 89% humidity and I think my shoes started melting while walking the static display this morning. I’ve posted about 142 photos from the show so far , so feel free to take a look at those

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#SIN10: Day Zero Round-Up – "My shoes are melting" Edition

Photo Credit: The Orlando Sentinel Ladies and gentlemen, break out your brooms. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will unveil itself in Orlando in spring of 2010. From magical wands to flying broomsticks, secrets are swirling around the country as to what exactly will brew in the 20 acres of sorcery.

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens in Orlando, spring 2010

The highly anticipated Boeing 787 Dreamliner successfully completed its stall tests, as of Friday. According to officials , the initial testing program went well, and without surprises.

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner passes stall tests