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September 28th, 2009 BRISBANE, Australia - Strategic Airlines ("Strategic") has become the newest operator in the domestic and international market after being awarded its Australian Air Operators Certificate (AOC) by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority today. The new airline can now launch commercial operations using its recently acquired Airbus A330-200, which arrived on Australian soil earlier this year.

September 20th, 2009 GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman - - Adds Two Independent Directors to Fund Board Rose & Sky Investments (Cayman) Ltd. ("Rose & Sky"), today announced that the Rose & Sky Europe Fund (Sedol: B617H22) was launched on 31st August 2009.

September 16th, 2009 MELBOURNE, Australia - Australia Post is the first non-British Government agency anywhere in the world to be granted the ability to accept British passport applications. The arrangement has been widely welcomed by customers, with more than 14,000 applications received in the first three months.

September 9th, 2009 LIDKOPING, Sweden - - Handheld Today Announced its Continued Global Expansion by Joining Forces With Australian Based Distributor, AvanTEC Pty Ltd. Led by General Manager and seasoned industry veteran Dave Cawsey, AvanTEC Pty Ltd distributes rugged mobile computers via an extensive partner network throughout the Oceania region.

September 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - - Firm Takes Gold Medal For Strong Performance, New Business and External Recognition Weber Shandwick, one of the world's leading global public relations firms, has been awarded the gold medal by PRWeek for its first global agency report card. The report tracks performance over the last 12 months for 24 global agency networks against four key criteria: business development, people, network initiatives and cohesion, and external recognition.

August 16th, 2009 BRISBANE, Australia - - From Leopards and Lions to Koalas and Kangaroos - V Australia to Launch Flights from Johannesburg to Melbourne -- Coming soon!! Sir Richard Branson's newest Australian airline to bring low fares, koalas on the aircraft wall, opera house shakers, the Southern Cross, a new airline choice and world famous Virgin service to the people of South Africa. Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group, has today announced that Australia's newest international airline, V Australia, will launch direct flights between Johannesburg, South Africa and Melbourne, Australia from early next year.^ V Australia launched flights between Australia and the US in February this year and has already been recognized for its exceptional in-flight product, friendly crew and unique Australiana touches.

August 5th, 2009 NEW YORK - Starting in September, CHARLIE ROSE, the acclaimed nightly in-depth conversation will reach audiences across the globe via Bloomberg's multimedia platforms. (Photo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090806/NY57886 ) Charlie Rose, which airs on more than 220 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) channels in the U.S., will broadcast a next-day international edition on the Emmy(R) award winning BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) network.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Flights to Australia are at an all-time low, according to travel firm DialAFlight. The price of a flight to Perth has fallen from around GBP810 to as little as GBP399 in just six months.

May 14th, 2009 ZURICH - Cross reference: Picture is Distributed via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be Downloaded Free of Charge at: - www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100005598/maurice_lacroix/?langid=2 Former European No.1 relies on true values - on his wrist too Justin Rose and Maurice Lacroix signed a contract over a close partnership. The collaboration starts with immediate effect and will last for three years, with an option on extension for two additional years.

March 10th, 2009 LONDON - While the days of the GBP5 Poms may be long gone, a new exodus appears to be occurring from the UK. Working In, the organisers of the market-leading emigration exhibitions; Opportunities Australia & Opportunities New Zealand, have been amazed at the huge increase in advance ticket sales for the forthcoming series of shows, which offer a fantastic insight into a new life in a new world! Possibly spurred on by the current economic gloom in the UK, a recent national survey by Freixenet sparkling wine found that if, money was no object, 22% of Brits would emigrate.

February 5th, 2009 LONDON - The dramatic and tragic tale of Noor Inayat Khan, the Indian-origin secret agent who was shot by the Nazis, was brought alive in a performance by celebrated American dancer Felicia Norton here. The highly emotional solo dance performance, given at the Indian High Commission's Nehru Centre Thursday night, was based on a biography of Noor written by Indian journalist and author Shrabani Basu.

August 14th, 2009 Bank of America drops arbitration requirementBank of America Corp. says it will stop requiring binding arbitration to settle disputes with its credit card holders and banking customers.

April 25th, 2009 LONDON - Mexican actress Salma Hayek and husband Francois Henri Pinault welcomed a host of A-list stars to celebrate their second wedding in Venice, Italy. Woody Harrelson, David Blaine, Antonio Banderas, Charlize Theron and Hayek's ex-boyfriend Edward Norton were among the celebrity guests who joined the couple and their baby daughter Valentina for a rehearsal dinner Friday, which was followed by a masked ball, reported contactmusic.com.

April 28th, 2009 ABU DHABI - Fast bowler Brett Lee has been asked to join the Australian side in Abu Dhabi ahead of a possible comeback in the final games of the one-day series against Pakistan. Lee, who last played for Australia in last year's Boxing Day Test against South Africa, will fly to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jeev Milkha Singh, Asia No. 1, and one of the hottest golfers from the region, favours a dialogue, rather than a confrontation between the Asian Tour and the proposed Super Series.

September 18th, 2009 Justice targets Bush Cabinet official in probeWASHINGTON — The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether former Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton illegally used her position to steer lucrative oil leases to Royal Dutch Shell PLC, the company she works for now, officials with both departments confirmed to The Associated Press.

May 8th, 2009 DUBAI - Australian all-rounder Shane Watson's plans to join the Rajasthan Royals in South Africa suffered a jolt on Thursday when he suffered a groin injury while batting against Pakistan in a Twenty20 clash here. Australia lost the match by seven wickets.

April 14th, 2009 LAHORE - All four Asian Test playing nations India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are expected to join hands to prevent shift of the 2011 cricket World Cup from the region. According to Dawn, these countries are in no mood to let the ICC shift the mega event.

April 26th, 2009 Australia secures Fed Cup win over SwitzerlandMILDURA, Australia — Australia's Samantha Stosur secured a Fed Cup World Group II playoff win over Switzerland on Sunday when she beat Stefanie Voegele 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-3 in the reverse singles. The win gave Australia a winning 3-0 lead in the best-of-five match it was hosting on grass courts at the Mildura Lawn Tennis Club in Outback Victoria state, and a place in the World Group II in 2010.

March 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After their second-round win over hosts Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), India will now take on 28-times champions Australia at home in the third round of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I from May 8-10. Australia beat Thailand 3-2 in an away clash.