Amazon expands Kindle tablet sale to 170 countries

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Amazon expands Kindle tablet sale to 170 countries

23 May 2013 : Online retail titan Amazon announced Thursday it is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet computers to "over 170 countries and territories around the world," and its Appstore in nearly 200 countries.
Solar plane sets distance record

23 May 2013 : The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a distance record Thursday when it landed after the second leg of a cross-country US tour.

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