Christening of the multihull Arkema – Région Aquitaine by Charles Berling, as the Transat Jacques Vabre race gets underway Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 The boat was taken by its skipper Lalou Roucayrol and his crewmate Mayeul ...
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The people of China have a long held belief that they are descendents of the dragon, a tradition that is firmly embedded in their culture and one that is encountered across all aspects of Chinese society and in the minds of its people. ...
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The all-new Nissan Pathfinder is now on sale in Australia, with the newly urban-focused SUV representing a distinctly different proposition to its ute-based predecessors. The fourth-generation Pathfinder trades the previous model’s ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 Safety 5 Green 4 Lightly facelifted after three years on-sale, the 2014 BMW 5 Series has also been loaded-up in a bid to counter its ...
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The Mazda BT-50 range has been expanded to 22 models with the addition of a new automatic variant. Priced from $48,890, the Mazda BT-50 4×4 Freestyle Cab Utility XTR is now available with a six-speed automatic transmission after ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 This fourth generation of the Nissan Pathfinder has finally come in from the family SUV wilderness. The new model is a far more refined ...
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The Yukon, one of Canada's northern territories, hopes Chinese investors will invest in its rich but underdeveloped mining sector, a local official said. Murray Arsenault, the Yukon Territory's deputy economic development minister, told ...
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Fresh exterior styling, revised cabins and the availability of new driver assist technologies headline the enhancements to the updated Volvo XC60. Local customers will have to wait until around April to gain access to Volvo’s new ...
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The updated BMW 5 Series range has officially launched in Australia, offering refreshed styling, enhanced equipment levels, powertrain upgrades and a revised price list. On sale since July, the facelfited BMW 5 Series range – ...
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Jaguar F-Type pricing is being re-evaluated following aggressive price cuts by Porsche Cars Australia on approach to the launch of the British roadster, Jaguar Land Rover Asia Pacific managing director David Blackhall has claimed. ...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that its new Pen32 wafer fabrication plant in Penang, Malaysia, has been certified as a Green Building, conforming to requirements on design and construction under the Green ...
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The German economy is on the verge of an upturn driven by domestic demand. The improving global economic climate and decreasing uncertainty are fuelling investment. Private consumption is benefitting from favourable employment and income ...
In 2012, forests and other wooded land occupied around 40% of the total area of the EU, cropland a quarter and grassland a further fifth, while artificial areas, such as buildings, road and rail networks accounted for 5%. These data are ...
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Images and details of the first long-wheelbase Range Rover in two decades have been released, revealing the brand’s intentions to appeal to an even more exclusive section of the luxury car market. The Range Rover LWB will debut ...
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Siemer Milling, a US-based flour milling firm, has teamed up with Nagel & Son to open a $37.4m wheat facility in West Harrison, Indiana, while creating 35 new jobs by 2016. The facility, which will be dubbed as Whitewater Mill, is ...
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