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British Airways' franchise partner GB Airways will start flights from London Heathrow to Faro, from London Gatwick to Corfu and from London Gatwick to Mykonos. The new flights will start in May 2007 and will be operated by Airbus A320 with Club Europe and Euro Traveller cabins.
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TOKYO -- The Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp recalls 830,000 batteries made by Sony for its laptop computers while personal computer maker Dell Inc. expanded its recall of Sony packs by 100,000. The batteries can short-circuit and have been blamed for causing some computers to catch fire.
World-renown chef and restaurateur, Wolfgang Puck, through his Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. (WPW) corporation, and Schwan's Consumer Brands North America, Inc., an international leader in the frozen foods industry, announced today the launch of Wolfgang Puck All-Natural pizzas as part of their exclusive frozen food partnership.
TOKYO -- a union representing some 600 pilots with Japan Airlines Domestic Co, a unit of the Japan Airlines Corp group, on Thursday called off a strike planned for Saturday and Sunday, reports Japan Today.
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A new manufacturing process has the potential to extend the shelf life of yoghurt while preserving live and active cultures. The technology is a natural process that can increase the shelf-life of yoghurt to up to 90 days by killing spoilage yeast and mould, while selectively preserving live and active cultures, including probiotic bacteria, claims new Zealand dairy group Fonterra.
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Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd. is considering resuming service between Bangkok and Vietnam's Danang City next year to meet the increasing demand for air travel on this route.
Winemakers sometimes choose one name over the other to signify a stylistic difference in the wine they have made. "Syrah" labelled wines are sometimes thought to be more similar to Old World examples such as Northern Rhone reds.
"Shiraz" labeled wines are more similar to New World examples. Shiraz thrives under Australia's searing sun, where it is the most widely cultivated grape and produces its finest wines. Business Week's 'Executive Life' columnist and wine expert Robert Parker presents a rated list of excellent Aussie Shiraz that provide more bang per buck.
Chinese computer-maker Lenovo has announced the worldwide recall of more than 500,000 laptop batteries made by Sony because of a fire risk.
Korea is speculating whether Cho Huyun-ah, the eldest daughter of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho is taking over control of her fathers conglomerate, that owns Korean Air. It would be the first father-to-daughter transition in the control of a big Korean company.
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A typical 21 year old has played 5,000 hours of computer games; exchanged 25,000 e-mails, SMS, and chat messages; used a cell phone some 10,000 times; and spent 3,500 hours online.
"That's your future consumer", says one of the world's primary on- and offline branding gurus Martin Lindstrom. He's the author of BRANDchild - Remarkable Insights into the minds of today's global kids and their relationships with brands.
