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Air France, Airbus face trial over 2009 Rio-Paris disaster
Air France, Airbus face trial over 2009 Rio-Paris disaster
by  AFP

Air France and aircraft maker Airbus go on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 crash of a flight from Brazil, killing all 228 people aboard. Its president, Daniele Lamy, said that instead of trying to pin the blame on the pilots, "We want this trial to be that of Airbus and Air France."

Moscow says blast damages key Crimea-Russia bridge
Moscow says blast damages key Crimea-Russia bridge
by  AFP

Moscow announced Saturday that a truck explosion ignited a huge fire and severely damaged the key Kerch bridge -- built as Russia's sole land link with annexed Crimea -- and vowed to find the perpetrators without immediately blaming Ukraine. It is hugely important to the Kremlin and Moscow had maintained the bridge crossing was safe despite the fighting.

Tunisia coastguard struggles to rein in migrant boats
Tunisia coastguard struggles to rein in migrant boats
by  AFP

As dawn breaks over the Mediterranean, Tunisian coastguards intercept a flimsy craft packed with migrants, bringing their dream of reaching Europe to an end -- for now. In just one night early this week, the coastguard intercepted 130 African migrants, including children and babies, on four craft attempting the crossing from the central region of Sfax.

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