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Canada files to define outer limits of expanded Atlantic continental shelf; preliminary filing on Arctic, targeting North Pole

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In a news conference on the submission, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said that Canada will indeed try to extend its territorial claims to the North Pole. Article 76 of the Convention sets out a process for states to determine the limits of this “extended” continental shelf and gain international recognition for those limits.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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He left Compaq in 2001 to join Google in Mountain View, Calif., For his discoveries, Rao received the 2023 International Prize in Statistics. He left Pittsburgh eight years later to teach at Pennsylvania State University in State College, where in 2001 he became director of its multivariate analysis center.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

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On International Women’s Day, the Kia EV9 was announced as the “Supreme Winner” of the Women's Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) 2024. In 2001, Volvo was lauded for having women involved in the design process and tasked itself with developing a concept car using its all-female team.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

On International Women’s Day, the Kia EV9 was announced as the “Supreme Winner” of the Women's Worldwide Car of the Year (WWCOTY) 2024. In 2001, Volvo was lauded for having women involved in the design process and tasked itself with developing a concept car using its all-female team.

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Lockheed Martin’s CTO Steven Walker on Future Defense Technologies

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The attacks of 9/11 in 2001 further strengthened his resolve. Walker left in August 2001 to work in the Pentagon as special assistant to the director in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. The articles are great. Defense Department. I'm proud of that accomplishment.".

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A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market – ET Auto

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As per the company’s internal report, the market is poised to grow at a 15% CAGR in the said period. Back in 2001, Maruti Suzuki was one of the first players in this segment with its True Value channel, enabling trust and breaking stereotypes attached to the purchase of ‘second-hand’ vehicles.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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Arab News announced in the first paragraph of its report on Q2 Saudi economic performance that Q2 GDP grew 3.79 The Association of European Businesses in Russia recently announced that sales of new cars and light commercial vehicles contracted 29 percent in August year-over-year and forecast a 37 percent decline for all of 2015.

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