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US, Russian, Belarus ISS colleagues return to Earth

A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and Belarus’s first ever space traveller on Saturday returned to Earth safely after a fortnight aboard the International Space Station, Russia’s Roscosmos agency reported. “Today, at 10:17am Moscow time (0717 GMT), the descent vehicle of Sozuz MS-24 manned spacecraft landed near the Kazakh city of Jezkazgan,” Roscosmos reported. “The (vessel’s) deorbit and its descent to Earth went off normally,” the agency added. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and the first […]

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Ryanair passenger jet makes emergency landing in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A Ryanair passenger plane made an emergency landing in Berlin before resuming its journey to Poland, German police said late Sunday without releasing further details. The flight from Dublin to Krakow made the unexpected diversion after a reported bomb threat, German newspaper Bild Zeitung said. With 160 people on board, the flight arrived at the Berlin-Brandenburg airport shortly after 8 pm (1800 GMT) Sunday, remaining on the tarmac into early Monday […]

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Palace: Pilot who landed chopper during DepEd event should have asked for clearance first

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 10, said the pilot of the chopper carrying Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Diño was to blame for the backlash he has been receiving. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the pilot, in the first place, should have followed proper procedure before landing the helicopter at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City during a Department of Education event. Netizens accused Diño of abuse of authority after he got off the chopper […]

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DOJ rules Nayong Pilipino deal void; It is “definitely for cancellation,” Palace says

(Eagle News)—–The lease contract entered into by dismissed officials of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation with Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp. is void from the start and is therefore “definitely for cancellation.” This is the ruling of the Department of Justice itself that conducted a review of the contract, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday, Aug. 31. The DOJ’s opinion is an echo of the position of President Rodrigo Duterte, who ordered the review  after he fired […]

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After stocks plunge, chair of HK-based casino firm linked to aborted Nayong Pilipino deal now missing

  (Eagle News) — The head of the Hong Kong based firm Landing International Development Ltd., — which had earlier entered into a controversial 75-year lease contract for casino gambling with Nayong Pilipino Foundation that was stopped by President Rodrigo Duterte — was reported missing. Landing International Development said in a filing to the Hong Kong exchange Thursday that chairman Yang Zhihui could not be found, hours after its share price had crashed 35 percent […]

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Lacson questions landing of Chinese military plane in PHL

Palace says landing of Ilyushin II 76 in Davao was cleared (Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, June 11, questioned the landing of a Chinese military aircraft in Davao City, saying “strict internationally accepted standard protocols” must be complied with beforehand. “For one, a request through proper diplomatic channels is made beforehand, and the same is forwarded to the defense department who will either approve or reject such request,” Lacson said. According to the senator,”if […]

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Japan Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japan Airlines flight bound for New York made an emergency landing at a Tokyo airport Tuesday due to engine trouble apparently caused by a bird strike, the company said. The Boeing 777 plane carrying 233 passengers and 15 crew members took off from Tokyo’s Haneda airport at 11:00 am (0200 GMT) but returned to land an hour later. Footage shown by public broadcaster NHK showed the plane safely landing at […]

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China Eastern plane makes emergency landing in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A China Eastern passenger plane suffered a serious fault that tore a huge hole in one of its engine casings and forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Sydney, the carrier said Monday. Terrified passengers described a massive din soon after flight MU736 took off from Sydney Airport at 8.30pm (1030 GMT) on Sunday, as crew cleared seats near the affected engine and turned the flight back. No one […]

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Singapore Airlines plane catches fire in emergency landing

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A Singapore Airlines plane caught fire Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after turning back from a flight to Milan following an engine oil warning message, the carrier said. No one was injured aboard the Boeing 777-300ER, but one passenger described those moments as a “so-close to death” experience. SIA said in a statement the plane was en route from Singapore to Milan when an engine oil warning […]

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