BELGIUM: 90 airlines banned from European skies
BRUSSELS, (Reuters): THE EUROPEAN Union banned yesterday more than 90 airlines from operating in the 25-nation bloc, targeting mostly African carriers as it seeks to boost air security and reassure travellers that European skies are safe.
THE NETHERLANDS: Party wants refund from women who do not work
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters): WOMEN WHO choose not to work should pay back part of the costs of their education, a Dutch opposition politician was quoted as saying yesterday. "A highly educated woman who chooses to stay home and not to work...
UNITED STATES: Cat survives 80-foot fall
SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina (AP): THE FAMILY of Piper the cat, who fell 80 feet (24 metres) from a tree and lived to meow about it, says they thought Piper had cashed in her nine lives after her remarkable fall.
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