Ninety people, including two British nationals, are presumed dead after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed into the sea early today just minutes after taking off from Beirut in stormy weather. Witnesses reported seeing a “ball of fire” plunging into the Mediterranean.
Among those on flight 409, which was heading to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, were two British nationals of Lebanese origin, as well as the wife of the French ambassador to Lebanon, Reuters reported. The majority of the passengers were Lebanese or Ethiopian.
The Boeing 737-800 took off from Rafik Hariri …
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The PRC announces that 37,527 out of 94,462 (39.73%) nursing graduates passed the November 2009 Nurses Licensure Exams (NLE) held in Manila and regional testing centers nationwide.
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The examination was given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Sulu, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last November 2009.
The oathtaking ceremony of …
MELBOURNE: Justine Henin says she is not focusing on regaining the number one ranking in women’s tennis, despite her stunning comeback at the Australian Open. The Belgian became the first woman to hang up her racquet while the top ranked player in the world in May 2008, citing fatigue.
But in a spectacular return, she reached the Australian Open final in her first Grand Slam tournament on the comeback trial, losing to current world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
After the final Williams joined Russian duo Nadia Petrova and Elena …
LAS VEGAS — Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night after strutting in a skintight yellow dress, belting Beyonce’s “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” and telling kids they should get outside more often.
Cameron, 22, won a $50,000 scholarship and the crown in Las Vegas after a pageant that started with 53 contestants. She outlasted her opponents in swimsuit, evening gown, talent and interview competitions.
Cameron is broadcast journalism student at Virginia Commonwealth University, and wants to become a news anchor.
When asked during the interview portion of the competition …
American novelist JD Salinger, author of classic 20th Century book The Catcher in the Rye, has died aged 91.
The reclusive writer died of natural causes at his home in the state of New Hampshire, his son said.
The Catcher In The Rye, first published in 1951, is a tale of teenage angst. It has become one of the most influential American novels of the modern era.
Soon after its publication, Salinger shunned the fame it brought and became a recluse for the rest of his life.
The son of a Jewish businessman and …
Actor Pernell Roberts, who played the eldest Cartwright brother in TV’s “Bonanza,” died at his Malibu, California, home Sunday at 81, his lawyer said.
Younger TV viewers may remember Roberts from the lead role in “Trapper John, M.D.,” a medical drama that aired on CBS for seven years, ending in 1986.
Roberts, a native of Waycross, Georgia, spent much of his adult life “pursuing his dream of equality for all,” according to a family statement released by his lawyer, Richard Stone.
Roberts spent the first decade of his acting career on stage — …