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  • ** FILE ** The tails of Qantas planes are lined up at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

    Qantas airline bans pork in deference to Islam

    Qantas, which just forged a partnership with the Middle Eastern airline Emirates, has banned all pork on its menu for travelers going to and from Europe in respect for Islam.


  • Ecclestone rules out 20th race for 2013

    Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone on Tuesday ruled out a 20th race on the 2013 calendar, putting an end to speculation that Turkey or another European country is in line to host a Grand Prix this year.


  • Three Gulf airlines forge global ties

    During a demonstration flight of Boeing's new 787 high above the United Arab Emirates this summer, one of the plane maker's representatives jokingly asked an Etihad Airways executive what was next on the airline's shopping list.


  • Economy Briefs: New state laws regarding Facebook, estate debated

    What happens to your Facebook page after you die? Lawmakers and attorneys in at least two states are considering proposals that would require social networks to let family members access the account of a dead loved one.


  • Emirates condemns racism after Blatter's comments

    A prominent FIFA sponsor is speaking out against racism in soccer following uproar over President Sepp Blatter's comments.


  • Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers of his Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Mr. Erdogan called on Libyan authorities to be sensitive toward the safety of foreigners as governments scrambled to send planes and ships to pick up their citizens stranded by Libya's bloody unrest. (AP Photo)

    Countries scramble to evacuate citizens from Libya

    Governments scrambled by air and sea to pick up their citizens stranded by Libya's bloody unrest on Tuesday, with thousands of Turks crowding into a stadium to await evacuation and Egyptians gathering at the border to escape the chaos.


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