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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by Tenix Pty Limited, of Melbourne, Australia, to supply integrated navigation systems for two new large amphibious assault ships to be built for the Royal Australian Navy. More: continued here

Conservative MP defends mail-outs to Liberal ridings explaining …The Canadian Press, FREDERICTON –4 hours agoRob Moore, the member for Fundy Royal, says Liberal MP Andy Scott has no reason to object to the Tory flyers showing up in his riding of Fredericton. … More: continued here

Times Online Great Britain and China issue joint stamp for Olympic handoverTimes Online, UK –6 minutes agoAs the nation salutes the astonishing success of Team GB at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad held in Beijing, Royal Mail and China Post have issued an … More: continued here

The following is a list of volunteer opportunities advertised in the Winnipeg area. For more information about these listings, please contact the person/organization directly; you may call Volunteer Manitoba at 477-5180, ext. 225, e-mail vmreferral@mts.net or www.volunteermanitoba.ca. More: continued here

ROYAL OAK — Motorists speeding down Woodward Avenue can easily miss the Jewish synagogue nestled in the blur of storefronts just north of 10 Mile. More: continued here

ABERDEEN, Scotland, Aug. 24 (UPI) — Sarah Ferguson, duchess of York, appears to have gained support among Britain’s royal family based on a recent meeting in Scotland, a source says. More: continued here

Sarah Ferguson, duchess of York, appears to have gained support among Britain’s royal family based on a recent meeting in Scotland, a source says.The unidentified source said the duchess was invited to stay at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire by Queen Elizabeth II, who later also …

Post chiefs fail to see funny side after post box gets gold paint jobGlasgow Daily Record, UK –Aug 23, 2008ROYAL Mail chiefs saw red when pranksters painted a post box gold – and the public preferred the new colour. Locals in Edinburgh's posh Grange sent letters … More: continued here

Royal gynaecologist Sir George Pinker, who delivered Princes William and Harry, left nearly ¢G1.5million in his will. Sir George, died aged 82 in April last year. More: continued here

Royal gynaecologist Sir George Pinker, who delivered Princes William and Harry, left nearly £1.5million in his will. Sir George, who died, aged 82, in April last year, was the Queen’s surgeon-gynaecologist from 1973 to 1990. More: continued here