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Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes with 149 passengers, eight crew members
It was scheduled to depart Addis Ababa in Ethiopia at 08:15 and land in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, at 10:25, according to Flight Radar , a website tracking air traffic. In a statement, the airline said that search and rescue operations were under way. The Ethiopian PM offered condolences to families of passengers on the flight but did not elaborate on the details of the incident. [Full Article...]
Chelsea Manning in custody for refusing to testify over WikiLeaks probe
Manning spent more than three years in prison in 2013-2017, during which she underwent gender transition therapy, spent time in solitary confinement and attempted suicide twice. Last year, prosecutors inadvertently revealed they've indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under a sealed indictment, but the charges against Assange remain unknown. [Full Article...]
U.S. senator reveals she was raped while serving in the military
McSally, a 26-year veteran of the military, revealed the rape at a Senate hearing that looked into preventing sexual assaults in the armed services, and improving responses when they're reported. Some national lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Nikki Haley, also spoke out. More of McSally's interview will be aired on CBS on Friday. [Full Article...]
Colombia plane crash kills 14
The Aerocivil agency said on its Twitter account that "we regret the accident of the aircraft that covered the route (between the municipalities of) San Jose del Guaviare and Villavicencio". The airline said it had no immediate comment. A total of 12 people were killed following a plane crash in Colombia on Saturday, the Special Administrative Unit of Colombia's Civil Aeronautics (Aerocivil) sai... [Full Article...]
British Columbians uncertain about objective of Daylight Saving Time: BC Hydro
But, we gain an hour of sunlight, so you're not leaving work or school in the dark under a cloak of darkness (good). But each year, on the Monday after the springtime switch, hospitals report a 24% spike in heart attack visits around the country. [Full Article...]
Roads Reopen In Westminster Following Reports Of A Suspicious Vehicle
A suspicious vehicle near the Metropolitan Police's headquarters has caused travel disruption after a section of Victoria Embankment was cordoned off. Passengers will not be able to embark or disembark at Westminster Pier'. And a reporter for Devon Live said at the scene: "There is a huge police presence and the rushed people off the bridge very quickly". [Full Article...]
Five years on, families of missing MH370 passengers demand answers
But they failed to come up with any firm conclusions, leaving relatives angry and disappointed. "I asked my son: 'Why are you insisting to sleep with us in our bed, now that you have grown up?" Last week Malaysia said it would consider resuming the search if viable proposals or credible leads emerged, but a lack of closure continues to gnaw at those left behind. [Full Article...]
Algeria orders early university holiday as students spur protests
Bouteflicka, 82 and ailing, has not spoken in public since suffering a stroke in 2013 and he is staying in a hospital in Geneva. The powerful military is girding against eventual chaos, while protesters in the North African nation are relishing the notion of an Algeria reborn. [Full Article...]