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Plane crashes in Kazakhstan shortly after takeoff, at least 15 dead
A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan today shortly after taking off, killing at least 15 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said. The Fokker
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At least seven killed in plane crashes in Kazakhstan
A plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan today, killing at least seven people, aviation authorities in the Central Asian nation said. The plane was heading for the capital,
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Air New Zealand to serve beverages in edible vanilla cups
Eat the cup after drinking coffee? Air New Zealand will serve beverages in edible vanilla-flavoured cups so as to minimise onboard waste production. Eating the cup in which you just drank your coffee doesn’t sound too appetizing at first, but
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Iraqi president threatens to quit in defiance of Iran’s allies in parliament
Iraqi President Barham Salih refused yesterday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc for prime minister, saying he would rather resign than appoint someone to the position who would be rejected by protesters. The Bina bloc, led by
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Police probing deaths of four in New Mexico home as murder-suicide
Police in New Mexico are investigating the Christmas Day shooting deaths of four family members in a suburban Albuquerque home as a triple murder and suicide, authorities said yesterday. Rio Rancho police were called to the home late on Wednesday
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Turkey to send troops to Libya at Tripoli’s request: Erdogan
Turkey will send troops to Libya at the request of Tripoli as soon as next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, putting the North African country’s conflict at the center of wider regional frictions. Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National
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Fire in Valparaíso destroys about 50 homes: firefighters
A fire in a poor neighborhood of the coastal Chilean city of Valparaíso destroyed dozens of houses last Tuesday and firefighters struggled to control the blaze, authorities said. Inhabitants fled their homes in the middle of Christmas Eve festivities, some
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Israel’s Netanyahu again quits rally as rocket alert sounds
GAZA: Sirens warning of rocket fire from Gaza cut short a rally by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday evening as he campaigned for his party’s primaries the following day, public television reported. It was the second time in recent
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Woman, two children found dead in Boston on Christmas Day
BOSTON: A woman and two young children were found dead on Christmas Day on a downtown Boston sidewalk at the base of a high rise parking structure, authorities said, apparently after plunging from the roof level of the garage. Boston
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Colorado bank robber throws cash in the air, shouting ‘Merry Christmas’
A man with a white beard was being held on $10,000 bond for allegedly robbing a Colorado bank and throwing the stolen cash into the air while shouting, “Merry Christmas” to passersby, police and local media reported yesterday. David Wayne
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