Author: Rick Noack
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Co-pilot sucked halfway out of plane after windshield cracks over China
Getting sucked halfway out of a plane window is the stuff of movies and nightmares and it happens extremely rarely. But in mid-April, a female passenger died after being partially sucked out of a Southwest Airlines flight when one of the aircraft’s engines exploded. And then on Monday, the co-pilot of a Chinese Sichuan Airlines…
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As U.S. gun debate rages on, Australians hand in 57,000 firearms, and Norway is set for a broad ban
As more U.S. companies were showing support for stricter gun laws this week, two foreign governments announced Wednesday that they had made significant progress on restricting access to firearms. In Australia, authorities revealed that citizens had handed over 57,000 illegal firearms between July and September last year during a gun amnesty. In total, more than…
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London attacker British-born and once under extremist probes, British leader says
LONDON – The lone attacker who carried out a deadly rampage in central London was a British-born man once investigated for possible extremist links, but was “not part of the current intelligence picture,” Britain’s prime minister said Thursday. The remarks by Theresa May did not name the suspect who left three people dead – two…
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Swedes could be calling up women to help fend off threats like Russia
LONDON – Only a few years ago, the draft appeared to be a dead model both in Europe and in North America. Now, it is not only in resurgence but also in the midst of adaptation. In a development closely watched by armies worldwide, Sweden recently announced that it will bring back the draft. Perhaps…