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China Reports First Death From Mystery Virus Outbreak
China on Saturday reported the first death from a virus believed to be from the same family as the SARS pathogen that killed hundreds in China and Hong Kong more than a decade ago. Forty-one people with pneumonia-like symptoms have so far been diagnosed with the new type of coronavirus in the central Chinese city of Wuhan where it was first...
Russia reacts after Iran admits to shooting down Ukraine plane
Iran, which admitted on Saturday that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner killing 176 people, must “learn lessons” from the disaster, the chairman of the Russian parliament’s foreign… …read more Source::...
Iran admits to shooting down Ukrainian plane
Iran on Saturday said it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week killing 176 people, calling it an “unforgivable mistake”. The Ukraine International Airlines plane… …read more Source::...
Iran mistakenly shot down Ukrainian plane killing 176
DUBAI – Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard and voiced deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq. Wednesday’s crash heightened pressure on Iran after months of friction with the...
Iran Accepts Shooting Down Ukraine Passenger Plane ‘Unintentionally’
FILES) In this file photo taken on January 8, 2020 rescue teams are seen at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed shortly after take-off near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. Iran said on January 11 that it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane due to ‘human error’.Akbar TAVAKOLI / IRNA / AFP Iran said...
News24.com | Downing of Ukraine jet ‘unforgivable mistake’: Iran’s Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his country “deeply regrets” the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, which he described as “a great tragedy & unforgivable mistake”. …read more Source::...
House to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate next week
Washington – Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, on Friday said the House will move next week to transfer articles of impeachment to the Senate for President Donald Trump’s trial. The top House Democrat said she told Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring a resolution to the floor...
News24.com | US gives Ukraine ‘important data’ on Iran plane crash
US officials have given Kiev “important data” about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko says. …read more Source::...
Ukraine Calls for ‘Evidence’ In Iran Plane Crash Probe
Rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. AFP Ukraine asked international partners to provide any evidence they may have to help investigators probing a Ukrainian passenger...
UK PM Says Information Suggests Ukraine Jet Hit By Iran Missile
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media on November 30, 2019. SIMON DAWSON / POOL / AFP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that there was now “a body of information” that the Ukrainian Boeing 747 that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was brought down by an Iranian missile. His comments...
