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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Low-cost European airline Ryanair is looking at introducing flights between Israel and Poland to cater for Israeli schoolchildren visiting the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. “It seems that every Israeli child has to go to Poland to go and see Auschwitz. We can help them with that,” said the carrier’s deputy chief executive, Howard Millar. Although Ryanair is based in Dublin, it has expanded across Europe and has in the last 12 months become Poland’s number-one airline, according to a results statement published on Monday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> North Korea has sent a top military official to China as a special envoy of leader Kim Jong-un, at a time of strained relations between Pyongyang and its allies in Beijing, state media reported. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Ai Weiwei, China’s most renowned dissident artist, has released a new heavy metal song as the first part of his The Divine Comedy music album on Wednesday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says that a “special envoy” for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> German software giant SAP said it intended to employ hundreds of people globally with autism as software testers and programmers over the next seven years. The company, which has already launched pilot projects in India and Ireland, said the move aimed to find workers “who think differently”, leading to innovation. By 2020, one per cent of SAP’s currently 65,000-strong workforce is expected to be affected by autism, a company spokesman told AFP. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers win NBA Draft lottery and No. 1 overall pick. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> May marks the start of the monsoon season, when umbrellas and wellington boots are everywhere and sunshine is a novelty. Tropical cyclones and typhoons will soon follow, dominating the skies and news channels. Here we look at some of the wettest and driest days since 1990. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> TOKYO (AP) — Japan reports trade deficit jumped to $8.6 billion in April as import costs surged. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Police in a Guangdong city said early on Wednesday that they had arrested a man accused of injuring six children and one woman with a butcher knife, ending a manhunt that gripped the province the evening before. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Judiciary Committee approves landmark immigration bill offering citizenship to millions. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Landslides and flooding were reported early on Wednesday as Hong Kong braced for more rainfall under a black rainstorm warning that was issued at 4.10am and will be in effect until 10am. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By Daniel Gross, on May 21st, 2013 Dimon roundly defeated a move to split his roles of CEO and chairman, despite JPMorgan Chase’s many problems. Some things never change, writes Daniel Gross (who told you so).
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By By JEFF GORDINIER, on May 21st, 2013 Overwrought reinventions aside, a new golden age for a classic cocktail has arrived.
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Weather service confirms tornado that hit Oklahoma was a top-of-the-scale EF-5. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BOSTON (AP) — San Francisco Bay Area picked to host 50th Super Bowl in 2016. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV: ex-President Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad aide rejected from presidential ballot. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By GRAHAM BOWLEY and PATRICIA COHEN, on May 21st, 2013 Glafira Rosales sold most of the disputed works through the the New York gallery Knoedler & Company.
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By By DEALBOOK, on May 21st, 2013 Jamie Dimon held onto his title of chairman after JPMorgan’s shareholders defeated a proposal to split the chairman and chief executive role.
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Senior marine staff would not be questioned as part of the internal investigation into the Lamma ferry tragedy unless new information came to light, the city’s transport chief insisted yesterday. His remarks came in the face of criticism about the limitations of the Marine Department investigating itself. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Flying high above Europe’s economic crisis, a lightning-fast pigeon named Bolt became the world’s most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for €310,000 (HK$3.1 million) to a Chinese businessman. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Ryanair mulls Poland-Israel link for Auschwitz school trips
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Low-cost European airline Ryanair is looking at introducing flights between Israel and Poland to cater for Israeli schoolchildren visiting the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. “It seems that every Israeli child has to go to Poland to go and see Auschwitz. We can help them with that,” said the carrier’s deputy chief executive, Howard Millar. Although Ryanair is based in Dublin, it has expanded across Europe and has in the last 12 months become Poland’s number-one airline, according to a results statement published on Monday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Ryanair mulls Poland-Israel link for Auschwitz school trips
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