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Aviation specialists to investigate Air India plane crash bound for London
Red FM
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June 13, 2025
Aviation specialists will today begin to investigate what caused an Air India plane bound for London, to crash. 241 passengers and crew were killed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport. One man, a 40-year-old from the UK, survived.
Japan says China is ‘expanding’ military presence in Pacific after aircraft carriers spotted in economic zone
Island Times
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June 13, 2025
In short: (ABC-Australia) Two Chinese navy ships have been spotted operating in the Pacific for the first time. Beijing says the exercise is “routine training”. What’s next? Japan says it is closely monitoring the activity. Japanese authorities...
India News | Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Relatives Anxiously Await DNA Verification to Identify Victims
Latestly
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June 13, 2025
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): As authorities on Friday continued the process to identify through DNA sampling the deceased in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, shattered families wait anxiously to get details of their loved...
China's railway passenger traffic hits record high in Jan-May
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- China's railway network handled 1.86 billion passenger trips in the first five months of 2025, the national railway operator said. This number marked a year-on-year increase of 7.3 percent and a record high compared to...
Plane crash: Ashok Gehlot condoles death of Vijay Rupani, 12 Rajasthan residents
Mangalorean
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June 13, 2025
Plane crash: Ashok Gehlot condoles death of Vijay Rupani, 12 Rajasthan residents Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday expressed deep condolences over the tragic death of ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani in a plane crash in...
China continues push for greener packaging
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 13, 2025
With express delivery ubiquitous in China, where almost 175 billion packages were delivered last year, the public and private sectors are taking steps to address the reduction of packaging waste and forge a more sustainable way forward for the...
India Becomes Crucial Node In Apple's Tariff-Battling Export Strategy
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Foxconn's latest customs data confirms that from 1 March to 31 May 2025, an overwhelming 97 per cent of all iPhones assembled in India were destined for the United States, totalling $3.2 billion in exports-nearly double...
Chinese exports flood Southeast Asia on US tariffs, Citi says
The Economic Times
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June 13, 2025
Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia are among Asian countries seeing the sharpest surge in Chinese imports as higher US tariffs upend regional trade, according to Citigroup Inc. China’s export push in Southeast Asia may be a sign of trade diversion,...
China steps up global aviation expansion as Comac bids for Laos carrier
South China Morning Post
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June 13, 2025
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has reportedly bid to take a majority stake in the flag carrier of Laos, as the state-owned Chinese aviation firm continues its push to expand its market in Southeast Asia. The deal – which is...
Chinese firms in talks to join group to buy Li Ka-Shing’s ports
The Straits Times
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June 13, 2025
Beijing has fiercely opposed the sale, which includes two ports along the Panama Canal.PHOTO: REUTERS Hong Kong – China’s largest shipping company is among the firms in talks to invest in a multinational consortium seeking to buy billionaire Li...
India Mourns as Air India Plane Crash Claims 265 Lives in Ahmedabad
Business Hallmark
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June 13, 2025
Grief and shock gripped India on Friday as the death toll from Thursday’s devastating crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner rose to 265, making it one of the country’s worst aviation disasters in recent years. The London-bound Flight AI171...
Plane crash: He had big dreams, but now everything is shattered, says uncle of crew member
The Economic Times
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June 13, 2025
Irfan Samir Shaikh, one of the cabin crew members of the London-bound Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad, had joined the aviation industry only two years ago and had big dreams, which are now shattered, his family member said....
India News | Father's Hopes Crushed as Daughter Dies in Ahmedabad Plane Crash
Latestly
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June 13, 2025
Sabarkantha (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): A father's hope for his daughter to succeed in life through education was crushed after the Ahmedabad plane crash, which killed her along with all others on board except one passenger in Air India's...
India launches probe into deadly Air India crash that killed 241
Sabah
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June 13, 2025
Authorities have opened an investigation into one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters after an Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 241 of the 242 people on board. The lone survivor remained in critical condition, officials...
India News | Indian Coast Guard, Navy Strengthen Aviation Collaboration in Synergy Meeting
Latestly
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June 13, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): In a significant step towards enhancing maritime air operations, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Indian Navy held a high-level Synergy Meeting at the Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ) in New Delhi on Thursday,...
Plane Crash Survival: Where you sit could save your life
Pulse
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June 13, 2025
While air travel remains one of the safest ways to move from place to place, tragedies sometimes happen to remind us that no system is entirely foolproof.The world was shaken recently by the deadly crash of an Air India flight, where only one...
China expresses deep concern about Israel’s attacks on Iran, urges de-escalation
SRN News
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June 13, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix BEIJING (Reuters) -China was deeply concerned about the Israeli attacks on Iran and urged de-escalation for regional peace and stability, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. “China opposes any infringement...
China puts $35B semiconductor deal with US on hold
Cryptopolitan
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June 13, 2025
A $35 billion US semiconductor merger is facing delays after China’s antitrust regulator put its approval on hold, days after Washington tightened chip export rules that have deepened trade tensions. According to The Financial Times, China’s State...
India plane crash death toll rises to 265
Punch
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June 13, 2025
Rescue teams with sniffer dogs combed the crash site Friday of a London-bound passenger jet which ploughed into a residential area of India’s Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground. One man aboard the Air India...
asia Rescuers search for missing people, aircraft parts after Air India crash kills over 240
Asiaone
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June 13, 2025
AHMEDABAD, India — Rescue workers searched for missing people and aircraft parts on Friday (June 13) after an Air India plane crashed onto a medical college hostel in the city of Ahmedabad, killing more than 240 people in the world's worst...