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Thai's Royal Orchid Plus does not credit miles on Air Canada's domestic flights, for example, and gives you only 70% credit for miles flown on Ansett's discounted economy fares.
CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Travel Watch | Getting Maximum Mileage from Air Miles
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About 300 people took part in the New Year's Day triathlon in Edinburgh, where competitors must swim 400m at the Royal Commonwealth Pool, cycle 11 miles around Arthur's Seat and then run 3.5 miles.
BBC: Loony Dook
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Events will also take place on New Year's Day, including sled dog races at Holyrood Park and a triathlon which will see competitors swim 400 metres of the Royal Commonwealth Pool, cycle 11 miles around Arthur's Seat and then run 3.5 miles.
BBC: Hogmanay celebrations: Scotland brings in the new year
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An RNAS Culdrose helicopter made several attempts to land a winchman on board a fishing vessel in 30ft (9m) high waves about 40 miles (64km) north west of the base, the Royal Navy said.
BBC: French sailors rescued in high seas off Cornwall
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Nestled in the English countryside just six miles from Windsor Castle, on land still owned by the Crown Estate, successive generations of royal patronage have endowed Ascot with many of its unique traditions.
CNN: Royal Ascot: 300 years of horses, hats and high society
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The losses of Royal Bank of Scotland in the last crisis, over three years or so, would not be a million miles from that.
BBC: Osborne and the safe size for British banks