Two killed in wild weather on Sydney-Hobart yacht race
Pacific Asia • Dec 27, 2024, 9:48 AM
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Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart yacht race, officials said on Friday, as a string of yachts retired in powerful winds and high seas. Story by Liza Kaminov.
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Jeju Air accident 'worst crash' in South Korea since 1997
Pacific Asia • 10:35 AM
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Sunday's plane crash – Jeju Air Flight 7C 2216 – that killed at least 176 people on board in South Korea has become the country's worst accident since the 1997 Korean Air crash that killed more than 200, FRANCE 24's Yena Lee said.
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South Korean airliner crash kills all but two on board
Pacific Asia • 9:39 AM
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A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two feared dead. A bird strike and adverse weather conditions were cited by authorities as like
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Death toll in Jeju Air plane crash rises to 179 with only two survivors
Pacific Asia • 2:31 AM
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All but two people have been killed after a Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok crash-landed in South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday. Authorities have suggested the crash may have been caused by the plane hitting birds amid bad
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