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  17 hours ago

  Germany to probe report of Chinese pilot training

  DW English - Deutsche Welle

  Several former German air force officers have been training Chinese pilots for years via companies in the Seychelles, German media reported. Defense …

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  12 hours ago

  China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus isn’t as ‘homegrown’ as it seems. Here’s why

  CNN - Michelle Toh

  Hong Kong CNN — China is claiming a historic win this week after its answer to Boeing and Airbus, the C919, took to the skies for its first commercial flight. Beijing calls the aircraft its first large homegrown passenger jet. It’s a prominent symbol of Beijing’s broader “Made in China” strategy, a …

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  9 hours ago

  Odisha Train Accident: Why KAVACH Anti-Collision Technology Didnt Work?

  Zee News English - Arjit Garg

  Odisha Train Accident: A lot of people on Twitter are asking why the indigenous anti-collision technology 'KAVACH' didn't stop the Balasore accident …

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  7 hours ago

  More than 280 dead, 850 injured in India train crash

  France 24 - NEWS WIRES

  Carriages perched on top of each other and lines of bodies collected by rescue workers: as dawn broke on Saturday, it revealed the horror of one of India's deadliest railway crashes. Involving two passenger trains and another carrying goods, the accident saw one train ram so hard into another that …

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  16 hours ago

  Commentary: Southeast Asia’s new imperative to confront brutal heat

  channelnewsasia.com

  SINGAPORE: Southeast Asia has sizzled under record-breaking heat in recent weeks. Temperatures hit 42 degrees Celsius in Bangkok in late April, and …

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  1 day ago

  Man in China sends $1.9m in cash, gold bars to fiancee’s home in armoured truck as part of ‘bride price’

  straitstimes.com

  The exorbitant bride price drew reactions of envy and criticism online.