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Indian authorities had practised for years for a jet overshooting the "table-top" runway at Kozhikode airport, but local resident Fazal Puthiyakath was not prepared for the "blood and death" of the real thing. The 32-year-old businessman and his neighbours were first on the scene after an Air India Express plane crashed over the runway down a 10-metre (35-foot) bank and broke in two during a fierce storm late Friday, killing 18 people and injuring more than 120. Kozhikode airport in southern India's Kerala state is considered a potential hazard because it has a "table-top" runway with a steep bank at either end. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31vQFpz via Latest News

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Canada “knows the root cause” behind recent death sentences for Canadians facing drug charges, the latest escalation in conflict between both countries following the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin reportedly said the judicial system in China “handles cases independently” while discussing the recent death sentences for two Canadian nationals charged in separate cases with transporting and manufacturing drugs in China. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gIAhIA via Latest News

A nationwide onion recall has grown to include products from Taylor Farms Texas, a Dallas company that is voluntarily recalling products containing onions from its supplier. An onion recall was initiated by Thomson International last week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DooReO via Latest News

In an interview, Tom Eckerle doubled down on his use of the N-word, repeating it over and over again. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3kqfKLe via Latest News

The US, who said last month that they will leave the WHO in July 2021, is trying to dictate the terms, according to several European officials. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30EGEag via Latest News

The ceiling fan uses UV lights to kill up to 99.9% of a room's airborne pathogens in minutes. It's now being tested against the virus that causes COVID-19. from CNET https://ift.tt/33Hek8Y via Mobiles

From protecting privacy to making Alexa more efficient, here are some ways to improve your Amazon voice assistant. from CNET https://ift.tt/3gGep0l via Mobiles

Taxpayers might get another paycheck from the government -- but there's a catch. from CNET https://ift.tt/2XCgNOl via Mobiles

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Louisiana's highest court won't review a life sentence for Fair Wayne Bryant, who was convicted of attempting to steal a pair of hedge clippers in 1997. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ioY2pl via Latest News

The Hong Kong government said it was being used as a "pawn" in the U.S.-China relationship. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XGj4YF via Latest News

Protesters in Portland allegedly threw white paint over a woman, as demonstrators clashed with police for a third consecutive day.On Friday, following two days of protests marred by vandalism, more than 200 people clashed with police, as two other Black Lives Matter protests marched peacefully through the city. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31qyMZ8 via Latest News

Posts say sex crimes by dozens of public officials are connected to Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein. But they're not. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31s34Lb via Latest News

A Venezuelan court sentenced two former US special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a failed beach attack aimed at overthrowing President Nicolas Maduro, prosecutors announced late on Friday. Former Green Berets Luke Denman and Airan Berry admitted to taking part in the May 4 operation orchestrated by a third ex-US soldier who remains in the United States, Venezuelan's chief prosecutor Tarek William Saab announced on Twitter. "THEY ADMITTED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FACTS," Saab wrote, adding that the case will continue for dozens of other defendants. He did not offer details. "Operation Gideon" was launched from makeshift training camps in neighbouring Colombia and left at least eight rebel soldiers dead while a total of 66 were jailed. Former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, who operated a private, Florida-based security firm called Silvercorp USA, claimed responsibility for the failed attack. Venezuelan prosecutors announced that Denman ...

Now she is posting billboards of the slain emergency room technician, seeking criminal charges for the police who killed the Black woman in her own apartment. O, The Oprah Magazine said it is posting 26 billboards with Taylor's image around Louisville, the Kentucky city where Taylor was killed in her home on March 13 in a case that has motivated activists for racial equality across the United States. "Demand that the police involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor be arrested and charged," reads the billboard, which is similar to the cover of the September issue of O going on newsstands on Aug. 11. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fOgaYp via Latest News

France on Saturday dispatched aircraft and technical advisers from Reunion to Mauritius after the prime minister appealed for urgent assistance to contain a worsening oil spill polluting the island nation's famed reefs, lagoons and oceans. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth declared "a state of environmental emergency" late Friday as oil spilled unabated into the coral reefs, lagoons and white-sand shores upon which Mauritius has built its reputation as a green tourism destination. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3knhfK1 via Latest News

Republicans and Democrats remain divided on when business and activities should reopen. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XEnRKo via Latest News

An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history," authorities said. The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from a neighborhood in San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico, to San Luis, Arizona, where it stopped short of reaching the surface. It was built in an area that's not conducive to tunnels because of the terrain, and it had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement, federal officials say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Dwz20F via Latest News

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, denounced those in his city who attempted to set a police precinct ablaze as props in US President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and called them attempted murderers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3a3GMmQ via Latest News

The roster for the event is taking shape, with a few notable additions — and omissions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3klHAbg via Latest News

Falwell Jr. was heavily criticized this week after he posted and deleted a photo of himself on a yacht with his pants unzipped and arm around a woman. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DAXcHk via Latest News

Apple and the iPhone line, in particular, has never had an easy relationship with the Chinese market. Constantly thwarted by local regulations and many legal and political circumstances. Hence, the equal ports shocking and perfectly justifiable nature of the fact that iPhones still lack official support for China’s BeiDou navigation system. According to a new report from industry insiders, that might finally change with the introduction of the iPhone 12 family. On Wednesday, BeiDou spokesperson and director of the China Satellite Navigation Office, Ran Chengqi, mentioned in an interview... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/31wsmI1 via IFTTT