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VietJetAir orders 62 Airbus jets
AFP, Published on 25/09/2013
» PARIS - Airbus announced Wednesday that VietJetAir signed a letter of intent to purchase 62 A320 medium-haul aircraft worth US$6.1 billion at catalogue prices and take options on another 30.
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VietJetAir buys 63 A320s in Singapore
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» SINGAPORE - Fledgling carrier VietJetAir on Tuesday ordered 63 Airbus A320 jets with a list price of US$6.4 billion (211 billion baht) in a massive expansion programme that underscores Asia's central role in the future of world aviation.
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Emerging from obscurity: 2019's unforeseen history-makers
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» PARIS: Of the many people who made history in 2019, some surprised themselves and the world by emerging from obscurity to make their mark, though one remains anonymous for the time being -- "The Whistleblower" behind the impeachment probe into US President Donald Trump.
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Taylor Swift confirms masters sold again
Life, AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» Taylor Swift has confirmed that the rights to her first six albums have been sold to a private equity firm without her knowledge, in the latest dispute over the pop megastar's lucrative back catalogue.
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Musk hands over made-in-China Teslas to early buyers in Shanghai
AFP, Published on 07/01/2020
» SHANGHAI: Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the first batch of made-in-China cars to ordinary buyers on Tuesday in a milestone for the company's new Shanghai "giga-factory", but which comes as sales decelerate in the world's largest electric-vehicle market.
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Researchers find 'catastrophic' coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» SYDNEY: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffered a "catastrophic die-off" of coral during an extended heatwave in 2016, threatening a broader range of reef life than previously feared, a report revealed Thursday.
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Study: Lego products growing more violent
Business, AFP, Published on 24/05/2016
» Wellington: Lego products are becoming increasingly violent as toymakers engage in an "arms race" to retain children's attention in the digital age, according to New Zealand researchers.
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Asia stocks mixed on patchy US economic data
AFP, Published on 06/08/2015
» HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday, as gains on Wall Street drove trading in Tokyo but patchy US economic data fed wider uncertainty in the region.
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Rescue teams evacuate flood-ravaged Australian town
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» CAIRNS (AUSTRALIA) - Rescue teams on Tuesday evacuated a flood-ravaged town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds of people to safety before they run out of food and water.
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Nepali TikTok influencers reel after sudden ban
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» KATHMANDU - Nepali influencer Anjana Aryal went from homemaker to entrepreneur by sharing recipes on TikTok, but her lucrative business collapsed last month when the Himalayan republic banned the Chinese-owned short video app.
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