Black box signals picked up from downed Yemenia plane
Paris - Acoustic signals from the data recorders of the Yemenia airliner that crashed near the Comoros islands on Tuesday have been detected, according to a French investigative agency. Signals were picked up Sunday morning, reported the agency that ...
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2009-07-05 ] Category : [
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Philippine group embarks on ambitious sea voyage - Feature
Manila - A group of Filipino adventurers is creating a stir across the Philippines, re-kindling national pride as they embark on an expedition to circumnavigate the world aboard a replica of an ancient wooden sailboat. Hundreds of Filipino outdoor en...
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2009-07-04 ] Category : [
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EU to lift ban Indonesia's Garuda, three other carriers
Jakarta - The European Union will soon partially lift a blanket ban on Indonesian airlines, imposed in 2007 after a series of deadly air accidents, the Indonesian Transport Ministry said Saturday. The EU's Air Safety Committee has recommended that th...
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2009-07-04 ] Category : [
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Spain steps up police patrols for tourist season
Madrid - Spain is stepping up security in its main holiday- maker areas with 4,500 supplementary police during the holiday season, the interior ministry said Thursday. The police officers will guard roads, airports, bus and railway stations, hotels a...
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2009-07-02 ] Category : [
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US officials to control passports at Madrid airport
Madrid - Spain and the United States on Wednesday signed an agreement allowing US frontier security officials to control travel documents of people flying to the US from Madrid, Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said. Rubalcaba signed...
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2009-07-01 ] Category : [
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