Apr 21 2009

Passengers freed after Jamaica hijacking return to Halifax – CBC.ca


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Passengers freed after Jamaica hijacking return to Halifax
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Tamara Fralick, centre, and friend Bryanna Shaddock, right, are greeted by Tamara's mother Tracy Fralick as they arrive at the airport in Halifax early Tuesday.
Video: Airplane Hijacker Captured in Jamaica The Associated Press
Hijacked plane crew to speak with RCMP today CTV.ca
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Apr 21 2009

Canada Cuts Rate to 0.25%, May Keep It There for Year (Correct) – Bloomberg


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Canada Cuts Rate to 0.25%, May Keep It There for Year (Correct)
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By Greg Quinn April 21 (Bloomberg) — The Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate to a record low, and may leave it unchanged for a year because inflation is persisting below its 2 percent target.
Loonie tumbles as cut fuels economic fears Canada.com
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Apr 21 2009

Damage Control at Racism Conference – New York Times


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Damage Control at Racism Conference
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By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE and NEIL MacFARQUHAR GENEVA — The United Nations conference on racism reconvened Tuesday, minus another participant as the Czech Republic refused to return after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech on Monday attacking …
Video: Raw Video: Iran's Leader Sparks Western Walkout The Associated Press
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Apr 21 2009

Google News Timeline: A Glorious, Intriguing Time Sink

Got a deadline anytime in the next 24 hours? Then don’t, for your own good, check out Google News Timeline. This new Google Labs feature, which organizes news stories and other information by date, looks to be the biggest, funnest time waster since we …

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Apr 21 2009

Passengers from hijacked aircraft return to Canada – CTV.ca


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Passengers from hijacked aircraft return to Canada
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HALIFAX, NS — A harrowing day came to an emotional end for some of the passengers and crew involved in the hijacking of a Canadian plane in Jamaica as they touched down on home soil.
Video: Airplane Hijacker Captured in Jamaica The Associated Press
Jamaican plane hijacking won't stop NB couple's Cuban wedding CBC.ca
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Apr 21 2009

France criticizes USA for shunning UN racism talks – Reuters


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France criticizes USA for shunning UN racism talks
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PARIS (Reuters) – France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner criticized the United States Tuesday for boycotting a United Nations conference where Iran's president launched a verbal attack on Israel.
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Apr 21 2009

Deadline Passes For Rebels to Surrender in Sri Lanka – Voice of America


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Deadline Passes For Rebels to Surrender in Sri Lanka
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By VOA News Sri Lankan officials say nearly 50000 civilians have escaped from a patch of Tamil Tiger rebel territory as a government's deadline passed for the separatists to surrender.
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Apr 21 2009

Bethesda Announces New Fallout Game For 2010

On Monday Bethesda announced a new title in the popular Fallout series called New Vegas, set for release sometime in 2010. It’s planned for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. They said it wasn’t a sequel to the highly-acclaimed Fallout 3, but rather a brand new game set in the same universe, though they confirmed that it will be similar in style to Fallout 3. The new game will be developed by Obsidian Entertainment, a studio containing members of the original Fallout team, which Bethesda’s Pete Hines discussed in an interview with Shacknews. The Fallout series also made headlines earlier this week when Bethesda trademarked the name for TV and film.

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Apr 21 2009

Jamaica: Police Arrest a Man Who Held Jet's Crew Hostage – New York Times


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Jamaica: Police Arrest a Man Who Held Jet's Crew Hostage
New York Times
By IAN AUSTEN The police and military stormed a Canadian airliner in Montego Bay on Monday and arrested a Jamaican man who had held some of its crew members hostage for eight hours.
Video: Airplane Hijacker Captured in Jamaica The Associated Press
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Apr 21 2009

UN attempts to contain UN racism meet fallout – AFP


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UN attempts to contain UN racism meet fallout
AFP
GENEVA (AFP) – As delegates reconvene at the UN anti-racism meeting Tuesday, top UN officials sought to contain the fallout after an anti-Israel onslaught by Iran's president prompted a mass walkout.
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