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Philippines offers $220,000 for first gold medal
An official in the Philippines says the government and private sector are joining forces in offering $220,000 to any athlete who brings home the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal.
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An official in the Philippines says the government and private sector are joining forces in offering $220,000 to any athlete who brings home the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal.
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Philippines Emergency Landing UPDATE
Associated Press - July 25, 2008 7:43 AM ET Authorities now say there were 345 passengers and 19 crewmembers on board the Quantas flight that made an emergency landing in the Philippines...
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Associated Press - July 25, 2008 7:43 AM ET Authorities now say there were 345 passengers and 19 crewmembers on board the Quantas flight that made an emergency landing in the Philippines...
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Qantas flight makes emergency stop in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage, officials and passengers said....
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage, officials and passengers said....
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Hole in Qantas jet forces emergency landing
A Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines on Friday after losing cabin pressure, the airline said.
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A Qantas flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines on Friday after losing cabin pressure, the airline said.
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Gunmen kidnap two oil engineers in Nigeria: sources
Reuters - More than a dozen gunmen in speedboats kidnapped two oil engineers, one from the Philippines and one Nigerian, in the main oil industry city of Port Harcourt on Friday, security sources said.
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Reuters - More than a dozen gunmen in speedboats kidnapped two oil engineers, one from the Philippines and one Nigerian, in the main oil industry city of Port Harcourt on Friday, security sources said.
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Hole in airplane forces emergency landing
MANILA, Philippines, July 25 (UPI) -- Qantas Airways officials in Manila are investigating what caused a door to break free of an airplane in flight Friday, blowing a hole in the fuselage.
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MANILA, Philippines, July 25 (UPI) -- Qantas Airways officials in Manila are investigating what caused a door to break free of an airplane in flight Friday, blowing a hole in the fuselage.
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Video: Qantas plane forced into emergency landing in Manila
A Qantas plane carrying 350 people was ripped open at 30,000 feet, forcing an emergency landing in the Philippines
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A Qantas plane carrying 350 people was ripped open at 30,000 feet, forcing an emergency landing in the Philippines
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CNN - Gaping Hole In Qantas Jet Forces Emergency LandingA Large Hole In The Fuselage Of A Jet Forced A Qantas Flight To Make A Rapid Descent And Emergency Landing, The Airline Said. "There Was An Almighty Crack," Said One Passenger On The London-Sydney Flight That Landed In Manila, Philippines, Instead. Another Passenger Said There Was "A Big Bang." "I Knew There Was A Hole Somewhere, But I Didn't Know What Was Going On."
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Reason for emergency landing 'should be apparent soon'
Investigators should be able to quickly pinpoint the basic reason behind the Qantas plane's emergency landing in the Philippines, aviation experts said today.
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Investigators should be able to quickly pinpoint the basic reason behind the Qantas plane's emergency landing in the Philippines, aviation experts said today.
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Big hole in plane forces emergency landing
MANILA, Philippines---- A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 345 passengers made an emergency landing Friday with a gaping hole in its fuselage after a mysterious ''explosive decompression,'' officials said.
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MANILA, Philippines---- A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 345 passengers made an emergency landing Friday with a gaping hole in its fuselage after a mysterious ''explosive decompression,'' officials said.
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