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BREAKING: Debris from missing military plane found in sea

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2017

Pieces of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard were found in the Andaman Sea Wednesday, a local official said. Navy ships and aircraft had been searching since the afternoon when the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers.

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BREAKING: Military plane carrying 116 people missing

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2017

Myanmar military plane carrying 116 people went missing on Wednesday between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon, according to the office of the army chief and an airport source. “Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm (07:05 GMT) when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town,” the commander-in-chief’s office said in […]

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A Nigerian stabbed to death in Canada

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2017

A Nigerian father Nicholas Nwonye has been stabbed to death in Canada, in an attack described by the police as “random and unprovoked.” According to Calgary Herald, a Canadian newspaper, the 46-year-old Nigerian and father of three was on his way home when the “deadly” attack took place. The incident occurred on the westbound platform of […]

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Bomb Scare: Passengers jump off plane

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

Terrified passengers jumped from a Virgin Airline plane at an Australian airport after a threatening note was found on board. According to AAP, passengers were told to leave their luggage and jump about 1.2 metres from the exits onto the tarmac. The reported bomb threat, which turned out to be a hoax, was found in […]

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London attack: Third London Bridge attacker named

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

The third London Bridge attacker has been named as 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba, a Moroccan-Italian man. Pakistan-born Khuram Butt, 27, and Rachid Redouane, 30, both from Barking were the other two attackers. Meanwhile, another victim has been named as Australian nurse Kirsty Boden, 28, who her family said had run towards London Bridge to help people. […]

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UNHCR urges Israel to withdraw from Palestinian land

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Zeid Al-Hussein, has urged Israel to pull out of territories captured in a 1967 war that Palestinians now seek for a state. He said it would benefit both sides after 50 years of enmity. In six days of war in June 1967, Israel seized the West Bank and East Jerusalem […]