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Army fires on Damascus suburbs – Syrian opposition
Syrian opposition groups say the army has been shelling the Damascus suburbs of Irbin and Harasta amid reports of several military offensives.
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All A380 airbuses to be inspected for wing cracks
All Airbus A380 planes will be checked for wing cracks, after engineers found dozens of cracks on a flagship Qantas plane which has now been grounded for a week.
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HMS Ocean’s Christmas video a YouTube hit
Overjoyed at the prospect of returning to the UK for Christmas, HMS Ocean’s crew decided to make a festive video to the tune of Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You.
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Qantas grounds all flights over jobs row
All 108 Qantas aircraft have been grounded indefinitely and staff are to be locked out, as the company responds to recent strikes over proposals to move jobs overseas.
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Lift-off for ‘groundbreaking’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner
As Boeing rolls out its 787 Dreamliner, Channel 4 News asks if the new aircraft is truly “groundbreaking” and assesses its prospects ahead of the launch of the A350 by rivals Airbus.
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Fifty-three people feared dead in Congo plane crash
The plane crashed in heavy rain as it approached Kisangani Airport. Forty people have been pulled out alive.
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FactCheck: ‘Icelandic roulette’ as airlines test volcanic ash restrictions
The claim “The absence of any volcanic ash in the atmosphere supports Ryanair’s stated view that there is no safety threat to aircraft in this mythical ‘red zone’.”
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Volcanic ash cloud from Iceland hits Britain
As airlines across Britain cancel flights as the ash cloud hits, the British Air Transport Association tells Channel 4 News a crisis of last year’s magnitude would “devastate the industry”.
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Misrata strike mystery: exclusive pictures
Channel 4 News has obtained photographs showing the devastation around a site near the Libyan city of Misrata where at least 12 rebels were killed in an explosions, blamed by locals on NATO.
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Libya: UN hits Gaddafi hard
In the face of Gaddafi’s continuing defiance in Libya, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones writes for Channel 4 News on the weaponry gathering to enforce the No-Fly Zone.
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Libya: Europe’s Vietnam?
As the battle for Benghazi intensifies defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones writes for Channel 4 News on NATO’s immediate military options, following the UN’s Libyan No-Fly-Zone.
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Who armed Gaddafi?
As Colonel Gaddafi’s forces launch new air attacks on rebel positions in eastern Libya, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on who supplied the arms being used against opposition fighters.
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China urges talks between North and South Korea
As the US and South Korea begin military drills in the Yellow Sea, a senior Chinese diplomat calls for emergency talks after four people were killed by North Korean artillary fire on Tuesday.
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For sale: Harrier fleet. One careful owner.
Britain’s decommissioned fleet of Harrier jump jets could be sold abroad, but how much money is it likely to raise? And a former Harrier pilot tells Channel 4 News what makes it so special.
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Cameron chairs Cobra over cargo plane bomb plot
David Cameron chairs an emergency Cobra meeting as the aviation industry reassesses its security system for cargo shipments following a failed airline bomb plot on Friday.