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Boeing Completes 1st Wedgetail AEW&C Mission Crew Training Course for Royal Australian Air Force

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Number 2 Squadron personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have delivered the first Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) mission crew training course at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales.

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TIMOR-LESTE: Preparing for the worst

Hardly a tremor was felt in Timor-Leste after the undersea 6.1 magnitude earthquake 85km north of the capital, Dili, on 16 October.

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Fed Moves Cast Cloud Over G-20 Economic Summit

On paper, the Group of 20 summit getting under way Thursday in Seoul, South Korea, is a chance for major countries to discuss the world's financial woes and try to come up with a joint plan to rebalance the global economy.

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UN reports 'volatile' global employment recovery

Global employment rates are on an upward trend with different economic sectors showing uneven improvement in job creation during the first half of this year, according to new data released today by the United Nations labour agency.

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