A Spanish tourist jet carrying 173 people careered off a Madrid airport runway and broke up in flames on Wednesday killing at least 146 people, national radio reported. The Spanair MD-82 made an emergency landing just after taking off from Madrid-Barajas airport heading for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, according to an airport authority spokesman. Spanish media said an engine caught fire as it took off.
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A Spanish tourist jet carrying 173 people careered off a Madrid airport runway and broke up in flames on Wednesday killing at least 146 people, national radio reported. The Spanair MD-82 made an emergency landing just after taking off from Madrid-Barajas airport heading for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, according to an airport authority spokesman. Spanish media said an engine caught fire as it took off.
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Iran has banned an award-winning young actress from leaving the country over her appearance in a star-studded Hollywood production, the state news agency IRNA said on Wednesday. "Golshifteh Farahani was banned from leaving by the authorities at the airport on Tuesday when she was about to leave for Hollywood to examine a new offer," IRNA said quoting an informed source.
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Police yesterday arrested three women who almost got away after robbing a 29-year-old Malaysian national of $290 and P2,500 in cash after treating him to hours of sexual fun inside a hotel in Makati City. Those nabbed were identified as Loriza de Guzman, 24, and Catherine Cotas, both of No. 38 Lozada Street, Silangan, Pateros; and Ely Santos, 30, of Block 4 Lot 4 Salitran, Dasmarinas, Cavite.
The Philippine Star - 7/23/2008 12:03 AM GMT
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The Light Rail Transit Lines 1 and 2 could still take in thousands more of passengers every day with maximum passenger capacity still far from being reached. Melquiades "Mel" Robles, LRT Authority administrator, said that overloading or overcrowding was not a problem at the two rail lines with Line 1, which runs from Baclaran, Paraรฑaque City to Monumento in Caloocan City, and Line 2, which runs from Santolan, Pasig City to C.M. Recto Avenue in Manila, still offering a comfortable ride for passengers.
The Philippine Star - 7/23/2008 12:03 AM GMT
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Sony Corp. plans to use its latest high-definition video technology to show operas staged in England in cinemas in Japan, the electronics giant said Wednesday. Sony will in November bring to a handful of Japanese cinemas Bizet's "Carmen" and Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" as recorded at the Royal Opera House in London along with performances from the annual Glyndebourne festival.
Agence France-Presse - 8/20/2008 12:19 PM GMT
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