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UN Council ‘disappointed’ over lack of Haiti vote

Port-au-Prince / AFP The UN Security Council expressed “deep disappointment” with electoral gridlock in Haiti, a day in which the country had been slated to inaugurate a new president but did not due to an indefinitely postponed vote. Haiti’s presidential election has been repeatedly postponed, with the most recent vote, scheduled for April 24, never materializing and officials setting no ...

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German retail chain opts for warmer design

  Unterhaching / AFP Out with the cardboard boxes, rough forklift crates and no-frills warehouse look — in with cozy wood panelling, natural light and chilled fruit smoothies at the breakfast bar. Aldi, Germany’s original discount supermarket chain, is getting a major facelift — spelling the end of an era, at least in design terms, for the traditional first-stop shop of ...

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Airbus finds ‘cracking behaviour’ in military aircraft

  Paris / Bloomberg Airbus Group SE disclosed a cracking issue in its A400M military transport aircraft and said its government customers must inspect the planes and make fixes if necessary. The issue doesn’t impact flight safety, the European planemaker said. The issue was first identified in 2011 in tests before the plane went into service, Airbus said in an ...

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