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• FirstFT: Death toll in South Korea plane crash rises to 179

  29-12-2024 22:52 via ft.com
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• South Korea plane crash: air traffic controllers warned of bird strike minutes before accident, as officials confirm 179 dead – as it happened

  29-12-2024 22:39
  
  This blog is closed. Read more on the plane crash here:Almost all presumed dead after aircraft veers off runway and hits wallSouth Korea plane crash: what we know so farDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morningThe exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news
  
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• Air traffic controllers warned of bird strike minutes before Muan airport accident – as it happened

  29-12-2024 22:39
  
  This blog is closed. Follow the latest news on the South Korea plane crash in our new blog.South Korea plane crash – live updatesDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morningThe exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials have
  
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• US sends investigators to help establish cause of South Korea plane crash

  29-12-2024 22:03
  
  Team from NTSB, FAA and manufacturer Boeing to assist investigation of Jeju Air crash that killed 179The US is sending air accident investigators to South Korea to help determine what went wrong with the Jeju Air plane that crash-landed at Muan airport and skidded in a barrier early on Sunday, killing 179.The team of investigators includes the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing, which manufactured the 17-year-old aircraft. Continue r
  
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• South Korea in mourning after plane crash kills all but two onboard

  29-12-2024 19:04
  
  Flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered from wreckage of Jeju Air flight 2216 at Muan airportDistraught family members gathered at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday after a plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok crashed, killing all but two people onboard, in the country’s worst domestic civil aviation disaster.Officials said all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members were killed when the Boeing 737-800 attempted an emergency landing, smashed into a wal
  
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• Cause of South Korea plane crash unclear as officials focus on bird strikes

  29-12-2024 17:37
  
  Experts say bird strikes are relatively common and should not have been enough to cause landing gear failureSouth Korea plane crash – live updatesNo one knows for certain what caused Jeju Air flight 2216 to crash, killing all but two of its 181 passengers and crew. As darkness fell at Muan international airport in South Korea and officials fielded questions from distraught relatives of the dead, the most likely explanation was that the plane had been struck by one or more birds, triggering
  
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• South Korea plane crash: air traffic controllers warned of bird strike minutes before accident, as officials confirm 179 dead

  29-12-2024 16:52
  
  Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people burst into flames after plane hit wall at Muan airport, with two crew rescuedAlmost all presumed dead after aircraft veers off runway and hits wallSouth Korea plane crash: what we know so farDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morningThe exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting th
  
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• South Korean plane crash kills 179

  29-12-2024 15:00 via ft.com
  
  Officials confirm death toll after Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people bursts into flames on landing
  
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• School chaplain killed in shark attack on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

  29-12-2024 13:40 via bbc.com
  
  The youth pastor was spearfishing with his family off an island at the time of the attack.
  
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• Rebel Wilson marries Ramona Agruma in Sydney ceremony

  29-12-2024 13:01 via bbc.com
  
  The couple held a service in Sardinia in September and have now made it official in Wilson's hometown.
  
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• India is overlooking the climate drag on its economic growth

  29-12-2024 13:00 via ft.com
  
  The country’s climate-neutral GDP forecasts require urgent revision
  
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• Jeju Air crash: all but two presumed dead in South Korea’s worst domestic civil aviation disaster

  29-12-2024 11:59
  
  Footage appears to show Boeing 737-800 skidding along runway at Muan airport before hitting wall and catching fireSouth Korea plane crash – latest updatesAll but two of 181 people onboard a plane that crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea are presumed to have died, in the country’s worst domestic civil aviation disaster.Officials said they had confirmed that 177 people died in the crash on Sunday at Muan international airport in the country’s south-west, while two
  
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• All but two presumed dead after Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea – video

  29-12-2024 11:27
  The Boeing 737-800 skidded along the runway before hitting what appeared to be a concrete barrier and bursting into flames at Muan airport in South Korea. Local authorities said the crash had probably been caused by a bird strike, which may have resulted in the landing gear failing. More than 100 family members gathered in a meeting room at the airport to receive updates about their loved onesSouth Korea plane crash live updatesJeju Air crash: almost all presumed dead after South Korean aircraft
  
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• South Korea plane crash tests political unity amid leadership crisis

  29-12-2024 11:26
  
  Incident highlights potential risks that instability at highest level of government poses to disaster responseSouth Korea plane crash – live updatesAs the year draws to a close, South Koreans must have hoped for respite from the political chaos visited on their country in recent weeks.It was going to take something out of the ordinary to overshadow Friday’s impeachment of Han Duck-soo, the second South Korean leader to be removed from office by parliament in a fortnight. Continue rea
  
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• South Korean plane crash kills more than 170

  29-12-2024 10:37 via ft.com
  
  Officials fear most passengers dead after Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people bursts into flames on landing
  
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• South Korean plane crash kills more than 150

  29-12-2024 07:33 via ft.com
  Officials fear most passengers dead after Jeju Air flight carrying 181 skids off runway and bursts into flame
  
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• South Korean plane crash kills more than 100

  29-12-2024 07:33 via ft.com
  
  Officials fear most passengers dead after Jeju Air flight carrying 181 skidded off runway and burst into flame
  
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• Smoke rises from crashed Jeju Air flight, with almost all onboard presumed dead – video

  29-12-2024 07:29
  Attempting to land at Muan international airport in South Korea, the Boeing 737-800 veered off the runway, hit a wall and erupted into flames. A bird strike or bad weather may be the cause of the crash, according to the fire authorities.Jeju Air crash: almost all presumed dead after South Korean aircraft veers off runway and hits wall Continue reading...
  
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• South Korean plane crash: what we know so far

  29-12-2024 06:42
  
  A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok crashed after attempting a landing at Muan airport, with 179 of the 181 passengers and crew presumed dead by authoritiesSouth Korea plane crash – latest updatesA Jeju Air flight from Bangkok carrying 181 passengers and crew has crashed while attempting a landing at Muan international airport in south-western South Korea on Sunday morning.All but two of the people onboard Flight 7C2216 are presumed dead, according to local fire authorities. Two people were pul
  
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• South Korea plane crash: what we know so far

  29-12-2024 06:42
  
  A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok crashed after attempting a landing at Muan airport, with 179 of the 181 passengers and crew presumed dead by authoritiesSouth Korea plane crash – live updatesFull report: almost all presumed dead after South Korean aircraft veers off runway and hits wallA Jeju Air flight from Bangkok carrying 181 passengers and crew has crashed while attempting a landing at Muan international airport in south-western South Korea on Sunday morning.All but two of the people onb
  
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• French stock market on track for worst showing since Eurozone crisis

  29-12-2024 06:00 via ft.com
  
  Politics and luxury goods weigh on benchmark Cac 40 index
  
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• Beijing seeks to curb ‘shakedown’ detentions of Chinese executives

  29-12-2024 04:33 via ft.com
  
  Senior figures at more than 80 listed companies were held by local authorities in 2024, FT analysis finds
  
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• How feminism, not Bollywood, drew global audiences to Indian cinema in 2024

  29-12-2024 02:56 via bbc.com
  
  Women-led Indian films have made a splash across the world this year, including at major festivals.
  
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• From Squid Game to Blackpink, how South Korea became a culture powerhouse

  29-12-2024 00:07 via bbc.com
  
  The wild success of K-entertainment - from pop hits to mushy dramas - has been in the making for years.
  
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