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Russian pilot saves over 230 lives landing jet in corn field
MOSCOW – A Russian pilot was being hailed as a hero yesterday for landing an Airbus carrying more than 230 people in a Moscow corn field after a bird strike. The Ural Airlines A321 flying to Crimea hit a flock of seagulls shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport yesterday, the Rosaviatsia air transport agency said in a...
Gibraltar releases Iran supertanker that US sought to seize
A view of the Grace 1 supertanker in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, seized last month in a British Royal Navy operation off Gibraltar. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)Madrid (AP) — The British overseas territory of Gibraltar released a seized Iranian supertanker Thursday over last-minute objections from the U.S., potentially...
Pilot hailed as hero after bird strike disables Russian jet
In this video grab provided by the RU-RTR Russian television, a Russian Ural Airlines’ A321 plane is seen after an emergency landing in a cornfield near Ramenskoye, outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (RU-RTR Russian Television via AP)Moscow (AP) — A Russian pilot was being hailed as a hero Thursday for safely landing his...
Kremlin lauds “hero” pilots after emergency landing near Moscow
A still image, taken from a drone video footage, shows the Ural Airlines Airbus 321 passenger plane following an emergency landing in a field near Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow Region, Russia August 15, 2019. Photo: Reuters MOSCOW: The Kremlin lauded two Russian pilots as heroes and said they would be handed state awards after they...
Russia offers citizenship to 3 million Ukrainians from war-torn areas
August 15, 2019 8:17 PMMOSCOW (DPA) – Moscow offered on Thursday (Aug 15) to provide citizenship to about 3 million Ukrainians from war-torn regions near the Russian border, in a move that has already riled Kiev and the European Union. …read more Source: The Straits...
SOCAR opens new gas filling station in Ukraine
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR has opened a new gas filling station in Kyiv, Ukraine, SOCAR Energy Ukraine told Trend. …read more Source:...
SOCAR opens new gas filling station in Ukraine
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SOCAR opens new gas filling station in Ukraine
Azerbaijans state oil company SOCAR has opened a new gas filling station in Kyiv Ukraine SOCAR Energy Ukraine told Trend …read more Source:...
Russian Airbus makes emergency landing in corn field
MOSCOW: A Russian Airbus with more than 230 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in a corn field outside Moscow on Thursday after hitting a flock of seagulls, officials said.There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.The Ural Airlines A321 was carrying 226 passengers and seven crew from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport...
Israeli dies after contracting measles on flight from NY
OCCUPIED AL-QUDS: An Israeli flight attendant has died months after contracting measles on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv, Israel’s health ministry and local media said on Wednesday.Rotem Amitai, 43 and a mother of three, was hospitalised in March following the flight with Israeli airline El Al, Israeli media reported. She died on...
