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Stories for May 2nd 2011

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:31 UTC

  LAN plans to invest 4.6 billion USD on its fleet through 2014

  

  Chile's LAN Airlines group plans to spend around 4.6 billion US dollars on its fleet of aircraft through 2014, Chief Financial Officer Alejandro de la Fuente announced.

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:21 UTC

  China’s manufacturing slows down in April, according to official data

  

  China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, according to official figures. The country's purchasing managers' index (PMI), which is designed to provide a snapshot of conditions in the manufacturing sector, fell to 52.9 in April, from 53.4 in March.

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:16 UTC

  Tanks, bombings and snipers can’t stop Syrian protests from intensifying

  

  Anti-government protesters in Syria are planning further demonstrations during the week, in spite of the violent crackdown including tanks, bombings and snipers unleashed on them.

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:14 UTC

  UN withdraws staff from Libya; NATO air strike kills son of Gaddafi

  

  UN is withdrawing all international staff from the Libyan capital Tripoli following a mob attack on its offices. UN buildings and some foreign missions were targeted by angry crowds following a NATO air strike that reportedly killed a son of Col Gaddafi.