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China will allow 400,000-deadweight tonne ships to dock at its ports, the state planner said on Friday, officially lifting a more than three-year ban that had effectively shut out Brazilian miner Vale's giant vessels.
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[SHANGHAI] China will allow 400,000-deadweight tonne ships to dock at its ports, the state planner said on Friday, officially lifting a more than three-year ban that had effectively shut out Brazilian miner Vale's giant vessels.
Four domestic ports, including Qingdao Port, Dalian Port Tangshan Caofeidian Port and Ningbo Port, will be allowed to receive the giant carriers after they meet technical standards, China's National Development & Reform Commission said in a joint statement with the Ministry of Transport.
Dutch seek UN tribunal to investigate downing of Malaysia plane
The Dutch government is seeking UN support to set up a tribunal to identify and try those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine a year ago, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.
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[AMSTERDAM] The Dutch government is seeking UN support to set up a tribunal to identify and try those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine a year ago, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.
Mr Rutte said a UN tribunal would give "the best guarantee of cooperation from all countries" in seeking justice for the families of 298 victims, most of whom were Dutch passengers aboard flight MH17.
Mr Rutte's comments confirmed a report by Reuters last month that the Netherlands was seeking to establish such a tribunal.
Flights cancelled, delayed amid work dispute at Toronto Pearson
About 70 flights in and out of Toronto Pearson International Airport have been canceled due to a dispute between airlines and their fueling company.
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[TORONTO] About 70 flights in and out of Toronto Pearson International Airport have been canceled due to a dispute between airlines and their fueling company.
There have been 31 departing flights canceled as of 10:05 am, along with almost 40 inbound flights, according to the airport's website.
"It's hard to predict" how long the disruptions will last as the dispute is between the airlines and the fueling company, Shabeen Hanifa, a spokeswoman for the airport, said in a phone interview on Friday.
"We're supporting on our end and managing the terminal and airfields."
The dispute is between the airlines and Consolidated Aviation Fueling Toronto, a unit of closely held Allied Aviation Services Inc, based in New York.
Dozens of departing flights at Air Canada, the largest airline operator in the nation, had been canceled or delayed starting at 6:30 am, to destinations including Montreal, Ottawa, New York and Philadelphia, according to the airport website.
Air Canada declined 0.7 per cent to C$13.41 at 9:58 am in Toronto trading.
Messages left with Robert Rose, president at Allied Aviation, and Peter Fitzpatrick, a spokesman at Air Canada, were not immediately returned.
The airlines and Pearson Airport had discussions in the days leading up to the cancellations, Ms Hanifa said. Additional staff have been brought in to work at the airport today.
More than 400,000 flights arrive and depart from the airport each year, carrying more than 38.6 million passengers, according to the website for Canada's busiest airport.
Greek referendum poll shows 'No' vote at 43%, 'Yes' vote at 42.5%
[ATHENS] Opponents of Greece's bailout terms have a 0.5 percentage-point lead over the 'Yes' vote, a poll by Public Issue for the Syriza-published newspaper Avgi showed on Friday.
The poll, carried out between June 30 and July 2, found 43 per cent of Greeks would vote 'No' in Sunday's referendum on bailout terms while 42.5 per cent would vote 'Yes' and 9 per cent were undecided.
