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Aljazeera: Emirates inks huge deal for new airliners

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 01:23 AM PST

Dubai-based airline will purchase Boeing and Airbus long-haul aircraft in deal estimated to be worth over $100bn.

Aljazeera: Iraq's Kurdistan backs Turkey peace efforts

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 02:42 AM PST

Masoud Barzani made the announcement during his first visit to southeastern Turkey since 1992.

Aljazeera: Chile's Bachelet favoured to win presidency

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 03:15 AM PST

Former president widely expected to return to power, with 140 parliamentary seats also up for grabs.

Aljazeera: Maldives swears in new president

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 03:37 AM PST

Abdulla Yameen's inauguration ends long election dispute that threatened the country with return of authoritarian rule.

Financial Times: Vale weighs $14bn tax dispute settlement

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 07:00 AM PST

Brazil gives the miner the opportunity to almost halve charge to $8.5bn and pay it back over 15 years, resolving an issue that has dogged its shares

Financial Times: South Africa’s dose of big pharma

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 07:14 AM PST

A string of sucessful deals have helped Stephen Saad, founder of Aspen Pharmacare, to extend his business into emerging markets globally

Financial Times: Republicans balk at immigration reform

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 07:17 AM PST

Conservative Tea Party wing of party will have no truck with a Senate bill that offers undocumented migrants a pathway to citizenship

Huffington Post: Bill De Blasio Says He's 'Cleared The Air' With NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 08:36 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio said Saturday he'd "cleared the air" with police Commissioner Raymond Kelly a day after the NYPD's top official told Playboy magazine de Blasio and other Democrats were "pandering" by criticizing the controversial tactic.

De Blasio declined to get into specifics of Friday's discussion with Kelly, who told the magazine for its December issue that Democrats were "pandering to get votes" by attacking the stops of young black and Hispanic men.


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Huffington Post: Wedding Cakes That Are Almost Too Pretty To Eat (PHOTOS)

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 08:36 AM PST

Cutting the wedding cake is a tradition most brides and grooms look forward to on the Big Day -- and saving a slice to enjoy together on the one-year anniversary is practically a rite of passage.

But the wedding cakes below, featured in the latest issue of New York Weddings, are almost too pretty to cut into. Almost.


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Huffington Post: Lady Gaga's 'SNL' Performance Included An Appearance By R. Kelly

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 08:41 AM PST

Lady Gaga hosted "Saturday Night Live" this week, also serving as the musical guest for the episode.

After showing off her comedic chops, Lady Gaga performed the song "Gypsy" off of her new album "ARTPOP." The 27-year-old singer began the song at a piano, dressed in her usual over-the-top style.


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Huffington Post: Russia Plane Crash Kills 50 People

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 08:43 AM PST

MOSCOW, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A Boeing 737 airliner crashed on landing in the Russian city of Kazan on Sunday, killing all 50 people on board, the Emergencies Ministry said.

The flight from Moscow's Domodedovo airport was making a second attempt to land and exploded when it hit the runway, killing all 44 passengers and six crew on board.

The flight was operated by the regional Tatarstan airline, a ministry spokeswoman said.


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Financial Times: Novelist Doris Lessing dies aged 94

Posted: 17 Nov 2013 08:53 AM PST

Nobel-winning author of 'The Golden Notebook' whose novels and writing reflected her journey across the British empire dies aged 94
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