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• Air transport group calls on governments to examine sector’s regulation as growth falls away

  
  Growth in air freight traffic slowed substantially in November, with the amount of goods carried only rising thanks to very strong performance in developing markets.
  
  

• North American freight traffic climbs back above pre-recession levels

  
  More freight is being moved across America by rail, as growth in traffic exceeds expectations, according to a leading industry body.
  
  

• UK faces uphill task in cutting immigration, says think tank

  
  Efforts by the British government to make significant inroads in bringing down net immigration to the UK during 2011 will be hampered by an expected influx of new arrivals from Ireland and the rest of the European Union.
  
  

• Australia the hot location among Irish emigrants

  
  The number of international movers relocating from Ireland to Australia has risen by 80 per cent in three years, and in 2010 reached more than 24,300.
  
  

• Canadian immigration reaches highest level in 40 years

  
  Canada has seen an influx of more than 84,000 international movers in the second half of 2010, the highest rate of new arrivals since 1971.
  
  

• Santa granted Canadian citizenship

  
  Father Christmas has become an official Canadian citizen, along with 100 others from 32 countries around the world.
  
  

• Moving back home can be just as tough, says global nomad

  
  For Brits, moving to Australia and countries on the other side of the world can throw up a variety of problems. Finding a new job, home and schools can be just the tip of the iceberg.
  
  

• Irish international movers head Down Under

  
  The number of people moving to Australia from Ireland to find work has risen by 80 per cent since 2007, according to new figures.
  
  

• British parents may be better off raising their children abroad

  
  The UK is one of the worst places in the world to bring up children, according to expat parents.
  
  

• International moving leads to major population growth in Canada

  
  Canada has just experienced its highest level of immigration over a set period in four decades, according to official figures.
  
  

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