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The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. Originally designed and developed jointly by Agusta and Bell Helicopters and marketed as the Agusta-Bell AB139, it renamed the AW139 when Bell withdrew from the project. The AW149 is a medium-lift military helicopter being developed as an enlarged version of the AW139.

Police Shoot And Kill Gunman Trying To Steal Helicopter At Oregon Airport

Police in Oregon fatally shot a man who attempted to steal a helicopter from a private air hangar at an airport near Portland, authorities said Monday, CNN reports. Hillsboro Police Lt. Henry Reimann said the armed man climbed over a fence at the Hillsboro Airport and approached the helicopter, which had its engine running and a pilot and student pilot inside. He brandished a

Pope Francis meets with President Donald Trump on the occasion of their private audience, at the Vatican

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Trump, Pope Offer Help, Prayer for Dying British Infant

U.S. President Donald Trump has joined Pope Francis in offering any help they can for a terminally ill British infant.Trump said in a Twitter comment Monday that if there was anything he could do for Charlie Gard, the 10-month-old child with a rare genetic disease, "we would be delighted to do so." ...

A young pyrosome (Pyrosoma) colony found off Atauro Island, East Timor (length about 1 cm)

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Mysterious Sea Creatures Spreading to Alaska Baffle Scientists

Scientists are left scratching their heads over the large pink thimble-shaped sea creatures that are suddenly popping up all over the American West Coast and now in Alaska for the first time, according to The Associated Press. Scientists know that the creatures are pyrosomes, which are tropical, filter-feeding spineless sea creatures that are usually located along the equator.

2 Massive New Holes Have Exploded Open In Siberia

Two mysterious gaping holes have recently emerged in the frosty land of Siberia, accompanied by a "loud explosion-like bang" and a billowing plume of smoke and fire, IFL Science reports. Scientists were lured to the area after a local reindeer herder, Mikhail Okotetto, reported a huge boom, a tower of fire, and black clouds of smoke in depths of Russia’s Yamal Peninsula in the

FILE- This Feb. 12, 2014 file photo, shows a Bangladeshi garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The bloody weekend attack by Bangladeshi militants that left more than two dozen dead has also dealt a deadly blow to the country’s vital garment industry. Clothing manufacturing, the Southeast Asian nation’s top export industry, had been recovering after a disastrous factory collapse three years ago shook up the industry, forcing workshops producing for foreign brands to improve working conditions. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)

Boiler Explodes At Bangladesh Garment Factory Killing 9, Injuring Dozens

At least nine people were killed and up to 50 injured after a boiler exploded in the capital of Bangladesh in a garment factory on Monday, according to Al Jazeera. Dozens of laborers were on site at the industrial district facility in Dhaka when the explosion caused the six-story building to partially collapse. "It is a terrible scene. Fire brigade officers have arrived

A man watches a TV news program showing photos published in North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper of North Korea's "Pukguksong-2" missile launch and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017.

North Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile

North Korea launched a ballistic missile early Tuesday morning, according to Japan's coastguard, who said the projectile could potentially fall into waters that are the nation's exclusive economic zone, according to Bloomberg. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff also confirmed the launch, saying that it occurred close to 9:40 a.m. and was an undetermined ballistic missile. If

The Arliegh Burk-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) makes a port visit to White Beach Naval Facility.

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US destroyer's intrusion into Chinese waters unacceptable

The Foreign Ministry has called the trespassing of a US missile destroyer in China's territorial waters a "serious political and military provocation", and the Ministry of National Defense said the move has seriously undermined the strategic mutual trust between the two militaries. Such a response drives home the message that the United States is solely responsible for raising

Suspected Kidnapper of Chinese Student Yingying Zhang Appears in US Court

A former Ph.D. student appeared in court in Illinois on charges of kidnapping a Chinese student on Monday, according to BBC News. Hundreds of students and supporters gathered outside the court in the city of Urbana where Brendt Christensen, 28, was arraigned in a nine-minute hearing after he was arrested the previous Friday over the disappearance of international student

A Zimbabwe National Parks official inspects elephant task during a tour of the countrys Ivory stockpile at the Zimbabwe National Parks Headquarters in Harare, Thursday, June, 2, 2016.

Watchdog Says Major Ivory Smuggling Hub Is A Small Chinese Town

An environmental watchdog group said that their investigations discovered a small, little-known town in southern China that serves as a major smuggling hub for organized crime, according to The Associated Press. The Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Investigation Agency released a report on Tuesday detailing how their investigation discovered a network of ivory trafficking

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Russia gets seal of approval to host 2018 World Cup

ST PETERSBURG: Germany’s Confederations Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew and FIFA president Gianni Infantino have led the calls for giving Russia the seal of approval to host next year’s World Cup. Lars Stindl’s first-half goal in Sunday’s final sealed Germany’s 1-0 win over Chile, bringing down the curtain on the 2017 Confed Cup — a warm-up for next year’s World Cup finals. This

The first page of the Joint Analysis Report narrative by the Department of Homeland Security and federal Bureau of Investigation and released on Dec. 29, 2016, is photographed in Washington, Jan. 6, 2017.

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Foisting Blame for Cyber-Hacking on Russia

> Recent hearings by the Senate and House Intelligence Committees reflected the rising tide of Russian-election-hacking hysteria and contributed further to it. Both Democrats and Republicans on the two committees appeared to share the alarmist assumptions about Russian hacking, and the officials who testified did nothing to discourage the politicians. On June 21, Samuel Liles,

Israeli soldiers stand on top of armored military vehicles during training exercises in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

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US-backed forces breach wall in Raqqa

(CNN)The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) breached a wall surrounding the Old City of Raqqa on

Cyber-attack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by nation-states, individuals, groups, or organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks

Small Ukrainian Tax Firm Connected To Cyberattack Could Face Charges

A small Ukrainian tax software company is facing possible charges because of its alleged connection with last week's major cyberattack that brought down computer systems worldwide, but the firm says it is innocent. The head of Ukraine's CyberPolice, Colonel Serhiy Demydiuk, told media on July 3 that Kyiv-based M.E. Doc's employees had blown off repeated warnings that their

South Africa's ruling party president Jacob Zuma, waves during their policy conference in Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa: Journalist axed after calling Zuma a 'zombie'

Durban - According to a media report on Monday night, the SABC has fired Lotus FM deejay Ravi Govender, following his controversial comments about President Jacob Zuma. The Mercury attempted to reach

File - Senator Barack Obama of Illinois talks with a Soldier from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division stationed in Kirkuk, Iraq.

What will it take for the US to eradicate racist ideas?

Protests will never be enough to bring about lasting change. To overcome racist thinking, anti-racists must take hold of power – and not let go. By Ibram X Kendi

A worker walks on the tarmac past a number of United Airlines planes at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

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Government urged to put in place new UK aviation agreement over Brexit

The Government is being urged to put in place a new aviation agreement with the UK and the US before the Spring of next year in order to minimise disruption to air passengers after Brexit. The Seanad Brexit Committee is warning that the airline industry could be severely adversely affected, unless a new Open Skies Agreement is put in place without delay. The Open Skies

Iraqi army soldiers advance through rain towards Mosul, in the eastern Samah neighborhood, of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016.

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At least 14 killed in Iraqi IDP camp suicide bomb

(CNN)At least 14 people were killed, among them four children and a captain in the Iraqi police, when a suicide bomber detonated a device in a camp for internally displaced people west of Ramadi in the Iraqi province of Anbar. The explosion Sunday also injured 19 others, Ramadi Mayor Ibrahim al-Owsag and two

Indian army soldiers shout pro India slogans as they return from the scene of a gun fight at Dialgam in Anantnag some 60 kilometers south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 01 July 2017. A top commander of the militant outfit Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) Bashir Lashkari and his associate were killed during the gunfight with security forces in Anantnag. Two civilians were also killed and several others injured as government forces allegedly opened fire at protesters during clashes near the scene of the clash.

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20 including journalists, retired HC judge paid through hawala to fuel Kashmir unrest

The security forces along with the Intelligence Bureau have prepared a list of 20 persons including journalists and a retired High Court judge who have been fueling unrest in the Valley. The list of 20 was prepared with the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo 26th Tokyo International Film Festival 日本内閣総理大臣安倍晋三 26回東京国際映画祭 17 Octobre 2013

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Japan's ruling party suffers big losses in local Tokyo elections

(CNN)Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party was handed a bloody nose in Tokyo's metropolitan assembly election Sunday, securing a mere 23 seats from a possible 127 -- the party's worst ever return. The result, which saw Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike's new Tomin First Party team up with a handful of independents to capture a total of 79 seats,

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at Mar-a-Lago, Friday, April 7, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla.

China's Xi Jinping says he hopes US handles Taiwan issue appropriately

BEIJING: China hopes the United States can handle the Taiwan issue appropriately, in accordance with the "one China" principle, President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump on Monday, state media said. "Negative factors" have affected Sino-US relations, and China has already expressed its position to the United States, Xi

North Korea claims it tested first intercontinental missile

Supreme Court backs martial law in southern Philippines

#NotInMyName protest intensifies, political parties join movement