Dead TransAsia pilot hailed as a hero for avoiding buildings

Dead TransAsia pilot hailed as a hero for avoiding buildings


Dead TransAsia pilot hailed as a hero for avoiding buildings

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 11:09 PM PST

The pilot of the crashed TransAsia plane, 42-year-old Liao Chien-tsung, is being hailed as a hero, for steering the jet away from high-rise buildings. Experts say the pilot appeared to have...
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TransAsia crash: Local rescuers describe the scene

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:53 PM PST

Locals headed to the crash scene immediately after the TransAsia Airways flight plunged into the river. Two of them described what they saw. Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/C..
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Scottish sheep likes to head the herd

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:38 PM PST

After having grown up with dogs around her, a Scottish sheep called Pett has developed something of a confused identity. Pett likes to jump around and wag her tail, just like her playmates,...
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North Japan town buried under snow after massive storm

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:37 PM PST

Parts of Hokkaido in northern Japan are buried under six feet of snow after a massive winter storm hit the region. The snowfall forced railway operators to cancel nearly 100 train services,...
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Analysis: What was the pilot of the crashed TransAsia jet trying to do?

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:36 PM PST

CCTV spoke to Keith Mackey, President of Mackey International, a consulting firm specializing in aviation safety and accident investigations. He analyzed the dashcam footage taken from the...
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Driver of car hit by TransAsia jet in stable condition

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:35 PM PST

A taxi driver whose car was hit by the left wing of TransAsia plane, as it came down, is reported to be in stable condition. The taxi suffered major damage, but the driver and a passenger on...
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Jordanians mourn pilot killed by ISIL

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:38 PM PST

Hundreds of thousands of Jordanians took part in a prayer ceremony to mourn Lt. Muath al-Kasasbeh, the pilot who was burned alive by ISIL. Subscribe us on Youtube: ...
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Jordan vows to intensify fight against ISIL

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:39 PM PST

The Jordanian government says it will intensify its efforts to fight Islamic State after the killing of the captured Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kasasbeh. Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.yo...
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Crashed TransAsia plane’s engine had been replaced last year

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:36 PM PST

Macao's aviation authority has confirmed that the crashed TransAsia plane had an engine replaced last year in the SAR. It said that the crashed aircraft was a new jet that Taiwan received...
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TransAsia crash: Chinese President and Premier urge quick response

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:37 PM PST

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged authorities to gather accurate information on the situation, and properly carry out relief work in the aftermath of the TransAsia plane crash in Taiwan...
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TransAsia pilot’s message to ATC claims ‘engine flameout’

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:55 PM PST

In the final message received by the Air Traffic Control from TransAsia flight GE235, one of the pilots can be heard crying out “mayday, mayday engine flameout.” Subscribe us on Youtube:...
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31 killed in TransAsia plane crash in Taiwan

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:16 PM PST

The death toll from the TransAsia plane crash in Taiwan has risen to 31, with 12 others still missing. 15 of the 58 people on board the plane have been injured. The wreckage of the aircraft...
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Jordan executed two jihadist prisoners in response to pilot burned alive

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

Jordan has executed two jihadist prisoners by hanging at dawn on Wednesday after vowing an "earth shaking" response to the Islamic State's murder of a Jordanian pilot. Subscribe us on Youtube:...
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Jack Ma’s grand vision for Alibaba despite fake goods claims

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 01:10 PM PST

A recent report found Alibaba guilty of selling fake and substandard goods, which in turn made the company shares quickly crash, losing more than 30 billion US dollars of market value. However,...
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SOS: Helicopter delivers pregnant woman from snow-buried Tibet

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:43 AM PST

A devastating snowstorm hit the northern part of Tibet several days ago, leaving patches of the area totally blocked. But such adverse weather couldn't stop the move to rescue a pregnant...
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Exclusive: What these "restored" eggs mean to the future of cancer treatment

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:48 AM PST

Recently a group of chemists in the University of California, Irvine, have invented a way to turn boiled egg white back to its primary gelatinous state, which they say might have a dramatic...
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Controversy after UK passes "3-parent baby" law

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:14 AM PST

The U.K. has become the first country to allow a "three-parent" IVF technique to be used to help prevent some inherited incurable diseases. The babies would have the DNA from a mother, a father...
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Oscar Luncheon: Actors speak ahead of 87th Oscars

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:58 AM PST

The annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon was held in Los Angeles on Monday. The Luncheon is a chance for all honorees to simply gather to eat and take a class picture as the nominees of...
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President of Argentina began her official visit to China

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:07 AM PST

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Wednesday afternoon in Beijing. Both leaders inspected the guards of honor and oversaw the signing...
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TransAsia Airways crash: at least 23 killed, 15 injured

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:02 PM PST

Taiwan local media report that at least 23 passengers were killed and 15 injured during the crash of TransAsia Airways flight GE-235. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has asked relevant departments...
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Best-selling Chinese novel “Wolf Totem” to hit theaters

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 03:11 AM PST

The best-selling novel “Wolf Totem” received wide acclaim since it was published in 2004. Although rights to the novel adaptation were acquired by film corporations ten years ago, the film...
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TransAsia Airways crash: at least 19 killed, dozens injured

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 03:22 PM PST

A TransAsia Airways plane has crashed into a river near Taipei with 58 people on board. Local media says at least 19 passengers were killed, and dozens injured. A rescue operation is still...
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Taiwan's aviation authority briefs the media on rescue

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:58 PM PST

Taiwan's aviation authority held a press conference on the TransAsia Airways crash. The aeronautics authority reported that 16 people had been rescued, and as many as 31 were still missing....
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News briefing on CCTV Spring Festival Gala

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 12:30 AM PST

A news briefing on the 2015 CCTV Spring Festival Gala unveiled exciting details of the event, including the 8 hosts of the show. The Gala is known in Chinese as “Chunwan”.The theme of this...
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