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National Transportation Safety Board says it will ‘leave no stone unturned’ in probe of midair collision.Investigators in the United States have located the black boxes from the American Airlines jet that crashed into a US Army helicopter near Washington, DC, killing all 67 people on board. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday said it recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Bombardier CRJ700 jet that collided with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. “The recorders are at the NTSB labs for evaluation,” the agency said in a post on…
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Picture of Asra Hussain, a Pakistani woman who was on the doomed American Airlines Flight 5342, October 5, 2023. — Facebook@Asra HussainA Pakistani woman, Asra Hussain Raza, was among the passengers killed in a tragic mid-air collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter in the United States.Asra was aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which was struck by a US military Black Hawk training helicopter mid-air. Asra sent a text to her husband, Hamaad Raza, from the doomed flight as they approached Washington, saying she would land in about 20 minutes.Hamaad, who was waiting at the airport for her…
A worker in “The London Tunnels” in London in this undated image. — AFPLONDON: Behind a blue door in a narrow London passage lies a little-known network of tunnels deep underground, once home to British spies and a secret long-distance telephone exchange.Thirty metres (100 feet) below the UK capital’s bustling streets, all that can be heard in the tunnels built to withstand a nuclear attack is the rumble of the London Underground’s Circle Line. The two main tunnels, five to seven metres in diameter, reached via some steps and then a lift, “were built to defend the British from the…
Photo: Jessica Simpson open to date again after Eric Johnson split: SourceJessica Simpson has reportedly moved on from her latest heartbreak.As per the latest findings of RadarOnline.com, Jessica is ready to give love another chance and is back on the dating mart. “Plus, Jessica’s a romantic at heart. She prefers being in a relationship,” a source said of the songbird.The source also mentioned, “They’ve been separated longer than people realize,” so moving on from this split has not become easy for Jessica. On January 14, Jessica announced her separation from the former NFL player Eric. For those unversed, the couple shares…
The US president says he ‘may or may not’ exclude oil imports from tariffs.United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico from Saturday while leaving open the possibility that oil imports could be exempted. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Thursday, Trump said he “may or may not” exclude oil from the tariffs and would decide “probably tonight”. “We’re going to make that determination probably tonight on oil,” Trump said at the Oval Office. “Because they send us oil. We’ll see, it depends on what their price is.”…
The UAE continues to enhance its efforts in cooperation with the United Nations Women to support gender equality globally in the new year …
A person hands out cash to a roadside beggar. — AFP/FileAmendments suggests adding “organised beggary” to existing law.”Definition covers people who exhibits with object of obtaining alms.”Criminalises soliciting, receiving of alms in under any pretence.ISLAMABAD: Addressing complaints by foreign countries, the federal government has decided to criminalise begging by amending the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2018.The interior ministry has submitted the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aimed at tweaking the existing legislation by adding “organised beggary” to its Section 3. The proposed changes to the relevant act come as the issue of begging has been…
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett stay interconnected while living independentlyDespite living separate lives in separate homes, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are still connected with each other.As per a recent report by People, a source claimed that the married stars have not ended their relationship completely. “Call it what you want. They are living their own lives but haven’t completely severed ties,” the insider close to the pair revealed.A second source noted that the 56-year-old actor and his wife “are still together,” but as far as residing, they “have had separate homes for years.” It is pertinent to mention that…
Mae Sot, Thailand – Within an old wooden house in the Thai border town of Mae Sot, wounded revolutionary fighters lie side by side. Many are amputees missing legs, hands, and arms. Some have serious head wounds, and others have suffered debilitating spinal injuries. Some are blind, and others are unable to walk. These young fighters have been wounded by landmines, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and sniper fire, burned by the flames of bombs dropped by warplanes and scarred by shrapnel. They have journeyed to this border town through the jungles from neighbouring Myanmar, seeking medical attention for injuries suffered in…