Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe history of Bombardier in Northern Ireland The aerospace firm, Bombardier, is putting its Belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganisation of the business. The company, which also has factories in Morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. The Canadian aircraft manufacturer employs about […]
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday that he would not agree to be extradited to the United States, where he is accused of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer. Interested in WikiLeaks? Add WikiLeaks as an interest to stay up to date on the latest WikiLeaks news, video, and analysis
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Although Mike Trout has reached base in every game he has played this season, he realizes his typical production lacked some of his usual pop and potency in April. So the superstar started off May with a big-time hit that propelled the streaking Los Angeles Angels to another win. Trout delivered a three-run double and
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Gavin Williamson has been sacked as defence secretary following an inquiry into a leak from a top-level National Security Council meeting. On Tuesday, a day before he was sacked, he said in a BBC interview that he never would, and never had, leaked anything from the NSC. The inquiry followed reports over a plan to
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World stocks were mixed on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate intact and steered clear of suggesting that a cut was likely this year. As European traders returned from a May Day break, France’s CAC 40 lost 0.3% at 5,568.45 while Germany’s DAX picked up 0.4% to 12,390.04. Britain’s FTSE
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Image copyright Chaz Snell Image caption Parents in Leeds were offered classes in how to encourage their children to be healthy Across the UK, record numbers of children are obese – but one city appears to have bucked the trend. Figures presented at an obesity conference suggest Leeds has managed to reduce child obesity rates
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption You’ve got to hand it to them The cast of The Big-Bang Theory ramped up their farewell celebrations by being immortalised in cement outside Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre. It’s the first time in the 92-year history of the tradition that any inductees have been honoured in this way solely
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Image copyright Reuters Lloyds Banking Group has set aside a further £100m to cover payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling as it reported flat quarterly profits. Pre-tax profits for the first three months of the year were £1.6bn, unchanged from the same period a year earlier. The bank also warned that continuing Brexit uncertainty could have
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Sunday 10) 9 a.m. Pedal power Though Melbourne is a sprawling urban center, it’s easier than you think to get a taste of the Australian bushland on the bucolic Main Yarra Trail, which winds for more than 20 miles along the tranquil Yarra River. Rent a bike that can handle very moderate hills; Freddy’s Bike
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The ultimate Battle for Triangle Hill, he has said, is to surpass American rivals. His 2012 annual letter ends with the sentence, “With lofty aspirations and esprit de corps, we are striding across the Pacific Ocean,” referring to the lyrics of a famous song about the Chinese Army crossing the Yalu River to fight the
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