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Microsoft's MSN MoneyCentral, a leading personal finance website, has signed six major online banks and brokerages as advertising sponsors. This strategic move offers MoneyCentral users access to a wealth of information, enhancing their online financial experience. What's Up, a web development firm, has also secured deals
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Air travel has been severely disrupted on the East Coast due to a large storm, causing major airports to close and hundreds of passengers to be stranded in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport has taken in flights normally bound for the East Coast, resulting in a significant influx of
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Amid a surge in oil prices since the middle of last year, major US airlines have reported significant declines in quarterly profits. Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, and Southwest Airlines all saw profits fall, with Continental announcing a 50% drop in quarterly profits and plans to introduce a $20 per
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As the US regional airline industry continues to evolve, two major players are making significant changes. United Airlines will sever its ties with Trans States Airlines on February 9, ending their joint operations in Chicago. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines has completed its purchase of Comair, marking a new era in
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United Airlines, the world's largest airline, is taking a bold step into the digital age by launching an e-commerce subsidiary dedicated to selling travel products over the Internet and via mobile devices. The move is expected to enhance the company's online revenues and create a new
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A federal judge's temporary suspension of Illinois' 1999 Wirtz law has sparked hopes that this controversial legislation may be deemed unconstitutional. The law restricts spirits manufacturers from terminating contracts with distributors, a move blamed for substantial increases in liquor prices. WBBM-TV/Channel 2 News Director Patrick Costello
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Airlines flying into Australia, particularly Qantas, have been bringing in record numbers of illegal foreigners, leading to a significant increase in fines paid by the industry. According to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, airlines were fined $9.2 million in 1998-99 for bringing non-citizens to Australia without
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Qantas passengers on Flight 1 to London were left in a state of terror when a mid-air emergency announcement repeatedly played over the internal public-address system, warning of a loss of altitude and the need to put on oxygen masks. However, the oxygen masks failed to drop from the overhead
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A United Nations official led a humanitarian mission to the southern Afghan city of Kandahar to facilitate the release of 160 passengers stranded on an Indian Airlines plane hijacked by Kashmiri militants. The delegation, led by Eric de Mul, a UN Coordinator on Afghanistan, met with senior Taliban ministers to
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Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated on December 26, 1999, as Pakistan's Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar accused India of staging the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane in an effort to discredit Pakistan's new military regime. The hijacking, which occurred on Friday, has left 157 people
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Korean President Kim has made two significant appointments, with Unification Minister Lim Dong-won named as the director of the National Intelligence Service and Kyungnam University President Park Jae-kyu appointed as Lim's replacement. The handover comes amidst a change in the intelligence leadership, with Chief Intelligence Officer Chun Yong-taek
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Thousands of passengers were left stranded in the terminal overnight at Stansted Airport after a Korean Air cargo jet crashed on Wednesday evening, killing all four crew members on board. The accident disrupted the airport at one of its busiest times of the year, leaving an estimated 6,000 passengers
