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Five stories you may have missed this week amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Here are five stories you may have missed this week.

22/05/2020

Pakistan

'Fire everywhere': Pakistan plane disaster survivor on crash

The plane crashed on Friday after a "technical failure", authorities reported. Two passengers survived.

22/05/2020

United Kingdom

Pilot 'not licenced' for flight which killed footballer Emiliano Sala

An investigation into the plane crash which killed Cardiff striker Emiliano #Sala along with the pilot has found the pilot was not licenced to fly the aircraft

13/03/2020

Netherlands

Boeing refuses to play ball as Dutch MPs reopen earlier 737 crash case

Two recent accidents involving the 737 Max have led lawmakers in the Netherlands to open a new inquiry into a 2009 disaster that killed nine.

07/02/2020

World News

In pictures: the best images from this week's news stories

Here is our selection of the best pictures from this week.

06/02/2020

Turkey

Turkish flight was 'abnormal from start to finish' says survivor

Passengers who lived through the crash landing in Istanbul that killed three people and left a Turkish airliner crumpled into pieces say the plane's descent felt unusually fast

05/02/2020

World News

Tributes, theories and questions one year on from Sala plane crash

The circumstances of Argentine strikers Emiliano Sala's death remain murky a year after the tragic plane crash in the English Channel.

21/01/2020

Iran

EU tells airlines to avoid Iran airspace after Tehran admits shootdown

Regulators urged airlines to avoid all Iranian airspace after Tehran admitted one of its missiles downed flight PS752 in a "disastrous mistake."

11/01/2020

World News

In pictures: the best images from this week's biggest stories

Dramatic scenes from Australia where the fight against wildfires is far from over, and from France where unions took to the streets over pensions.

10/01/2020

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Canada holds vigils for victims of plane crash in Iran

Hundreds of mourners held a candle-light vigil Thursday night in Toronto to remember 176 people killed when a Ukraine-bound plane crashed in Iran.

10/01/2020

Iran

Iran denies that it brought down Ukrainian plane with a missile

Iranian cabinet spokesman Ali Rabiei said that such allegations “rub salt on a painful wound” for the families of the victims.

09/01/2020

Iran

Black boxes found after Iran plane crash kills 176 people

Ukraine has confirmed that the victims come from at least seven nations, however Iranian media say that many were travelling on dual passports.

08/01/2020

World News

Plane crash deaths down 50% in 2019 but number of accidents rise

2019 was the third safest year in terms of fatalities since 1946.

02/01/2020

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At least 12 people die in Kazakhstan plane crash

A plane with 98 people aboard crashed shortly after take-off early on Friday in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people, Kazakh officials said.

27/12/2019

Kazakhstan

Survivor describes moment jet crashed into building in Kazakhstan

The plane hit a wall and a two-storey building shortly after take-off in Almaty, killing at least 12 people. Dozens of survivors were hospitalised.

27/12/2019

USA

Three killed when small plane crashes in busy area of San Antonio

"As tragic as it is, it could have been much worse," the fire chief said. No injuries were reported on the ground.

02/12/2019

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Plane crash kills at least 24 people in eastern Congo

At least 24 people died after a plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo shortly after take-off on Sunday.

24/11/2019

USA

Boeing hopes regulator will approve revised 737 MAX jets in December

Boeing hopes to have its 737 MAX jets, grounded since March, back flying soon.

19/11/2019

France

Pilot left dangling from powerline after F16 fighter jet crash

Both pilots survived after ejecting before impact. One of them had been left hanging from a powerline after his parachute got caught, the prefecture of the region said.

19/09/2019

France

French judges drop charges against Air France, Airbus over 2009 crash

French judges have dropped charges against Air France and Airbus over a mid-Atlantic plane crash in 2009 that killed all 228 people on board, blaming the pilots for losing control of the plane.

05/09/2019