Two killed as cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway
The accident is one of the deadliest at Hong Kong International Airport since the hub opened in 1998.
Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea
The Emirates cargo flight hit a vehicle on the ground after it landed at the international airport.
Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea
The Emirates cargo flight hit a vehicle on the ground after it landed at the international airport.
BBC reporters cannot wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts in newsroom, says Tim Davie
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BBC journalists cannot wear T-shirts in the newsroom supporting the anti-racist movement Black Lives Matter, the corporation’s director general Tim Davie has said.
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Continue reading...Hong Kong: two killed after cargo plane veers off runway into sea while landing
Authorities say Emirates plane collided with patrol vehicle, taking it with it as it ditched in sea
Two people were killed in Hong Kong on Monday after a cargo plane hit a ground vehicle while trying to land and skidded off the runway into the sea.
The Emirates airlines plane had flown in to Hong Kong international airport from Dubai at about 4am, when it veered off the runway and crashed through a fence, according to airport officials. It then collided with the security patrol car, taking the vehicle with it as it ditched into the sea.
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Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares near RAAF aircraft in ‘dangerous’ incident
Richard Marles condemns Chinese military after flares let off ‘very close’ to Australian surveillance aircraft over South China Sea
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The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, has condemned the “unsafe and unprofessional” behaviour of the Chinese military, saying a fighter jet released flares close to an Australian surveillance plane over the South China Sea.
Australia’s defence forces expressed “concerns” about the incident in a statement, saying it posed a risk to Royal Australian Air Force personnel and their aircraft. No injuries or damage was sustained as a result of actions.
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B&M ousts finance chief as it warns again on profits after £7m accounts error
Discount retailer looks for successor for Mike Schmidt, who is stepping down as chief financial officer
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The company told investors it looking for a successor to Mike Schmidt, who is stepping down as chief financial officer, after the accounting error.
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Cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea
A cargo plane arriving from Dubai ran off the runway and into the sea while landing at Hong Kong International Airport.
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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price didn’t check details of media release that allegedly defamed CEO, court hears
High-profile lawyer Sue Chrysanthou SC representing Central Land Council boss in the case against NT senator
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The outspoken Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price pushed ahead with a media release that defamed an Aboriginal land council boss without checking the details were true, a court has heard.
Nampijinpa Price is fighting a claim by the Central Land Council chief executive, Lesley Turner, that she defamed him in the July 2024 press release.
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