A cargo aircraft flying from Dubai skidded off the runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong International Airport, the city’s airport operator said Monday, with local media reporting the deaths of two people.
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Rodrigo Paz Pereira wins Bolivia’s presidential runoff marking a new shift to the right | Bolivia
Centre-right senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira, 58, won Bolivia’s presidential runoff on Sunday and will be the country’s next president, marking a shift to the right after nearly 20 years of dominance by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas)…
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2 dead after Emirates plane slides off Hong Kong runway, apparently hits ground vehicle
This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.Two people were killed after a cargo plane slid off the north runway of Hong Kong International…
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Hong Kong: two people reported killed after cargo plane skids off airport runway | Hong Kong
A cargo plane has skidded off the runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong International Airport, the city’s airport operator said on Monday, with two people reportedly confirmed dead.
Photos taken after the accident showed a Boeing 747…
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India sparkles as millions celebrate the festival of lights
Getty ImagesPeople light up their homes and streets with tiny earthen lamps, called diyas in Hindi Millions of Indians are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, one of Hinduism’s most significant and widely observed festivals.
While lamps and…
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