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07/31/2010 12:40 PM

UN to assemble Gaza flotilla investigation team Sunday

The United Nations is to assemble Sunday an international commission that will investigate the killing of nine activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship by Israeli commandos in May, the broadcaster al-Arabiya reported Saturday.

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07/31/2010 02:20 AM

Vessel carrying Lankan Tamil refugees heading for Canada

A vessel believed to be carrying over 200 suspected Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers could arrive in British Columbia in the next three weeks.

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07/31/2010 09:41 PM

Warning Fuel Tanker Drivers Ready To Strike

Fuel tanker drivers could take industrial action this year unless employers stop "attacking wages and squeezing more out of drivers", the Unite union has warned.

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07/31/2010 09:39 PM

Trash shipping blocked, city calls for back-up plan

A restraining order has blocked shipping tens of thousands of tons of trash piling up in Kapolei. Now the company in charge says it is looking for other ways to get rid of the garbage.

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07/31/2010 07:37 PM

Fuel tanker drivers' strike plans threaten to bring UK to a halt

The drivers may take industrial action later in the year unless job losses, pay cuts and "constant reorganisation" are halted.Unite, the country's biggest union has called a special summit to consider...

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07/31/2010 07:37 PM

Royal Navy ready to send HMS Daring into action

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said yesterday that the Type 45 Class air defence destroyer can officially begin to play a key role in various operations around the world.The ship's ability to operate a...

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07/31/2010 07:11 PM

Somalia Pirates Release Maltese Flagged Ship

Somali pirates on the early morning hours of Thursday released the Maltese flagged merchant vessel MV FRIGIA that they were holding for the past four months, Radio Garowe reports. The ship was hijack...

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07/31/2010 07:09 PM

Famous ship in Duluth proves popular

DULUTH, Minn. — A ship that has appeared in six movies is quite popular at the Tall Ships festival in the Duluth-Superior harbor. The wait to get on the HMS Bounty averaged between two and four...

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07/31/2010 06:26 PM

Indians ship Wood to Yankees

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians sent relief pitcher Kerry Wood to the New York Yankees on Saturday for a player to be named later or cash. This is the second deal between the club...

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07/31/2010 05:11 PM

Cubs ship Lilly and Theriot to Dodgers

Blake DeWitt and a pair of minor league pitching prospects. Chicago also sent cash considerations to the Dodgers and picked up right- handers Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach from LA. Lilly had been rumo...

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UN to assemble Gaza flotilla investigation team Sunday

Vessel carrying Lankan Tamil refugees heading for Canada

Warning Fuel Tanker Drivers Ready To Strike

Trash shipping blocked, city calls for back-up plan

Fuel tanker drivers' strike plans threaten to bring UK to a halt

Royal Navy ready to send HMS Daring into action

Somalia Pirates Release Maltese Flagged Ship

Famous ship in Duluth proves popular

Indians ship Wood to Yankees

Cubs ship Lilly and Theriot to Dodgers