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*Wikileaks cables show Russia said it would not sell S-300 to Syria. *Russia similarly "froze" S-300 sale to Iran. Russia was well aware of the "destabilising" effect of supplying weapons like the S-300 to the Middle East, one September 2008 cable quoted Viktor Simakov, Counselor for Israel and Palestine in Russia's Foreign Ministry, as saying.
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In just a few hours a two-mile wide asteroid will pass right by Earth, if it veers off course and collides with your house, will insurance cover it? CNBC's Jane Wells has the answer.
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SINGAPORE, May 30- Singapore Airlines has ordered 30 Airbus and 30 Boeing aircraft in a deal valued at more than $17 billion, among the biggest in the airline's history.
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The sequester cuts were supposed to hurt defense stocks, but some companies have been rallying higher. Mad Money host Jim Cramer shares his top picks in the sector.
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Vice President Joe Biden encouraged Brazil on Wednesday to open its economy further to keep up with free trade trends worldwide, at the start of a visit aimed at boosting business between the two largest economies in the Americas.
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Vice President Joe Biden began a three-day visit to Latin America's biggest country on Wednesday to meet Brazilian government and business leaders as Washington gears up for a planned state visit by President Dilma Rousseff later this year.
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British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines flight on Friday on suspicion of "endangerment of an aircraft".
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*Boeing offer lacked interim aircraft the airline needed- CEO. COLOMBO, May 24- Loss-making national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines has signed a provisional deal with Airbus worth $1.3 billion to buy six A330-300 and four A350-900 aircraft between 2014 and 2023 to replace ageing aircraft, the state-run firm's CEO told Reuters.
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*Texas firm wins NASA study contract. With support from NASA, the firm, Systems and Materials Research Corp of Austin, intends to design, build and test a food printer that can work in space. "The 3- D printing system will provide hot and quick food in addition to personalized nutrition, flavor and taste," the company wrote in its proposal to NASA.
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Secretary of State John Kerry hailed on Wednesday what U.S. officials said was an estimated $2.1 billion deal for Oman to buy a ground-based air defence system from U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Co..
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CNBC's Tom MacKenzie reports on the appointment of the first ever British astronaut, Major Tim Peake, selected from over 8,000 applicants for a five-month mission in 2015.
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The space business in the United Kingdom is growing fast - The country's first official astronaut has been picked for a stint on the International Space Station. Tom Mackenzie reports.
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Following the Dreamliner's grounding on safety issues, the delivery of the first jet with a new battery system marks a turning point in Boeing's 787 crisis.
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The FAA on Friday canceled budget-driven plans to close 149 air traffic control towers at smaller U.S. airports.
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Albaugh, 62, retired from Boeing in October. In a 37- year career there, he also headed Boeing's defense and space businesses before moving to commercial airplanes.
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*Adjusted net income $156 mln vs $150 mln year earlier. *Free cash flow usage $590 mln vs $695 mln a year earlier. May 9- Bombardier Inc said its CSeries jetliner was on track to make its first flight in June, and the world's No. 4 commercial aircraft maker reported a 25 percent jump in first-quarter revenue on robust growth at its aerospace unit.
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*Adjusted net income $156 mln vs $150 mln year earlier. May 9- Bombardier Inc said on Thursday its CSeries jetliner was on track to make its first flight in June, and the world's No. 4 commercial aircraft maker reported a 4 percent rise in first-quarter adjusted profit.
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May 9- Bombardier Inc, the world's No. 4 commercial aircraft maker, said on Thursday its CSeries jetliner was on track to make its first flight in June, and reported a 4 percent rise in first-quarter adjusted profit.
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*Army decision closely watched by industry. Industry executives say they hope to hear more in June or July, but their hopes for a new acquisition program- one of few on the horizon- have dimmed given disparaging comments by top Army officials in recent weeks about flight demonstrations of some possible "off-the-shelf" helicopters last year.
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LONDON, May 8- Airbus has started painting the A350, a sign it is approaching a maiden flight, but has bowed to the industry's increasingly pragmatic mood by deciding against a traditional "rollout" for its newest jet.
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The business world has seen numerous individuals put their marriages, careers and good standing at risk for an extramarital dalliance. CNBC.com presents a list of people who went outside of their marriages for intimate relationships.
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A top U.S. general in Afghanistan is now under investigation, with CNBC's Eamon Javers. Jeremy Kroll, K2 Intelligence, and Julian Sanchez, Cato Institute, also discuss cyber security.
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CNBC's Jane Wells takes a look at the rise of women in companies that used to be dominated by men.
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