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 Germany |
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71 dead in midair collision| A Tupolev 154 airliner and a Boeing 757 cargo plane collided over the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Jul.2 |
Germany |
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71 mostly children killed in midair collision Both pilots were believed to be diving to try to avoid a crash. Traffic controllers told the Russian pilot 3 times to descend
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| Jul.3 |
 Switzerland |
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Anti-crash system switched off| A system was switched off when planes crashed over Germany. Only one Swiss air traffic controller was on duty | |
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| Jul.5 |
 Russia |
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Plans to put people on Mars by 2015 $20bn 440-day mission by six people needed international co-operation
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| Jul.8 |
Germany |
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Crash pilots given conflicting orders| Swiss air traffic controllers told the Russian pilots to descend, while the on-board warning system - to climb | |
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Ural |
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 Putin mourns air crash victims President made an unscheduled stop in Ufa and has paid his respects to dozens of children killed in air crash over Germany
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| Jul.11 |
 China |
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China-Russia wargames confirmed Beijing has denied reports that joint large-scale land, sea and air wargames are aimed at a third country
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| Jul.12 |
Germany |
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Mid-air victims mourned| A memorial mass is being held near the crash scene for the 71 victims of the mid-air plane collision | |
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| Jul.13 |
Ural |
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Mid-air victims mourned Hundreds of mourners gathered in the city of Ufa to pay final respects to many of those killed in crash over Germany
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| Jul.24 |
Moscow |
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Sex row author faces jail Vladimir Sorokin faces is facing pornography charges after describing a sex scene involving former Soviet leaders
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| Jul.26 |
Russia |
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  Torpedo fuel to blame for Kursk loss Leaky torpedo fuel caused the explosions. The exploding blank torpedo caused the other blasts
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| Jul.28 |
Moscow |
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14 die in airport crash| Ilyushin Il-86 crashed on take-off from Sheremetyevo-1, Moscow's biggest airport. Two people survived | |
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| Jul.29 |
Moscow |
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Crash: Stabiliser suspected An inquiry is focusing on a possible malfunction of jet horizontal stabiliser
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| Jul.31 |
 Italy |
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'Mafia boss' held for Olympic fixing Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov, Russian crime boss, tried to fix skating competitions at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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Russia
