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South Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families 31 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
Police forensics personnel and National Bureau of Investigation officials work at the Jeju Air crash site in Muan on December 31, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
One dead, two missing as cargo ship sinks off Philippines 31 Dec 2024 - 08:59 am
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Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data 31 Dec 2024 - 12:10 am
File: People wear face masks as they walk on a snowy morning as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Beijing, China, on January 20, 2022. (Reuters)
Three foreigners killed in Thailand tourist hotel blaze 30 Dec 2024 - 03:35 pm
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South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash 30 Dec 2024 - 02:26 pm
A recovery team member works with his dog at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
Second Jeju Air flight suffers landing gear problem 30 Dec 2024 - 11:52 am
Photo used for representational purposes. A check-in desk of Jeju Air is seen at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP.
What caused South Korea's most deadly plane crash 30 Dec 2024 - 11:25 am
The wrecked tail section of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed and burst into flames is seen at the end of the runway at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP.
China court hands boy life sentence for murdering classmate 30 Dec 2024 - 08:25 am
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IATA calls for thorough Azerbaijan Airlines crash probe 29 Dec 2024 - 10:49 pm
Scene from the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP)
Cambodia pardons jailed surrogate Philippine mothers 29 Dec 2024 - 09:20 pm
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Turkiye targets more Chinese tourists by 2025, promoting new horizons 29 Dec 2024 - 05:29 pm
Tourists visit the Aizanoi ancient city in Kutahya Province, Tィケrkiye, on Dec. 27, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)
Longest cross-sea bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic 29 Dec 2024 - 05:11 pm
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2024 shows Longmen Bridge in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
Both Jeju Air black boxes found: officials 29 Dec 2024 - 04:03 pm
Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Shock, grief at South Korea Jeju Air crash site 29 Dec 2024 - 02:31 pm
People and relatives of passengers of the crashed Jeju Air Boeing react at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province on December 29, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / AFP)
Celestial V70 wins overall honours in Sydney to Hobart yacht race 29 Dec 2024 - 12:27 pm
This handout image taken on December 26, 2024 and received from Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 29, shows the yacht Celestial competing at the start of the annual 2024 Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Photo by Carlo Borlenghi / ROLEX / AFP)
What we know about Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea 29 Dec 2024 - 11:51 am
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South Korea Jeju Air plane crash death toll jumps to 120, with only 2 survivors so far: fire department 29 Dec 2024 - 10:02 am
South Korean soldiers search for missing passengers near the wreckage of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province on December 29, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / AFP)
Shark kills man fishing in Australia's Great Barrier Reef 29 Dec 2024 - 08:11 am
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