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Tragedy Hits World’s Best Airline: Turbulence Turns Deadly
A man died and several were injured due to “sudden extreme turbulence,” the aftermath of which was captured in photos and video shared online, encountered during a Singapore Airlines flight.
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Deadly turbulence hits Singapore flight:
A man died and several were injured due to “sudden extreme turbulence,” the aftermath of which was captured in photos and video shared online, encountered during a Singapore Airlines flight.
Boeing 777-300ER, carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members, was about 10 hours into the flight from Heathrow to Singapore when the incident occurred, leaving a 73-year-old British man dead from a heart attack and 71 others injured.
"Everyone seated and not wearing seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling, some people hit their heads on the baggage cabins overhead and dented it, they hit the places where lights and masks are and broke straight through it,”
Events
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WWII incarceration camp designated historic site:
Camp Amache, a former World War II incarceration camp for Japanese Americans in Granada, Colorado, was officially designated as the Amache National Historic Site on Friday.
Pink roses, which were discovered at Camp Amache in 2012, bloomed in time for the dedication after two years of careful cultivation.
"It has been many years since the U.S. government forced some residents of Granada to give up their land so that 8,000 persons of Japanese ancestry could be housed following their forced eviction from the West Coast. After the war, there were so many opportunities for all the physical evidence and memories to be erased, yet Amache survived,”
Canada
Japanese lesbian couple find Canadian refuge:
Wives Eri and Hana were granted refugee status by Canada in September 2023 after reporting that they endured workplace discrimination and social stigma in Japan.
The couple, who were married in Canada in 2019 and are now permanent residents, sought refugee status by submitting a 200-page document detailing their difficult experiences in Japan.
In granting the request, Canada cited a United Nations report on widespread discrimination against women and sexual minorities in Japan, which recently saw bans on same-sex marriages ruled unconstitutional.
China
Frozen brain tissue brought back to life:
Chinese researchers have achieved a scientific breakthrough that allows the thawing of frozen human brain tissue without damage.
Researchers from Fudan University developed a chemical solution that protects brain cells during cryopreservation, which typically destroys brain tissue.
Some experts say the technique could be a stepping stone for future cryonics, wherein human remains are frozen in the hopes of future resurrection, or extended space travel.
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