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Airport Authority says. Hong Kong airport’s north runway has been temporarily closed as two salvage vessels with an 80-member crew are set to arrive in the city to lift a crashed cargo plane that veered off its path and killed two people. The Airport Authority said that the north runway would be closed starting from 8am on Thursday, with the operation .

To salvage the aircraft, which broke into two sections, expected to “last for a few days”. “With the support of Guangzhou Salvage

Bureau, Chu Kong Passenger Transport Company has been commissioned to deploy two professional lift vessels to lift the cargo aircraft.

Respectively, will arrive in the waters near the Hong Kong International Airport over two days, according to the authority.

waters,” it said. Two salvage vessels, “Nan Tian Xiang” and “Nan Tian Peng”, with a maximum lifting capacity of 350 and 500 tonnes

Specialist equipment and a crew of about 80 professionals, including divers, machinists, boatmen and engineers, would be deployed to assist with the operation, it added. According to checks by the Post, “Nan Tian Xiang” departed Guangzhou and already arrived in the waters near the north runway on Wednesday evening.

The wreckage of the cargo plane on the shore near Hong Kong International Airport’s north runway. Photo: Sam Tsang
The wreckage of the cargo plane on the shore near Hong Kong International Airport’s north runway. Photo: Sam Tsang
On Monday, Emirates flight 9788 from Dubai, operated by Turkish cargo charter carrier ACT Airlines, swerved off the north runway while landing and struck a security patrol vehicle, killing two airport employees.

Factories shut for over a month and suppliers suffered in particular. A report puts the costs at around $2.5 billion, making it the most economically damaging cyber event ever to hit the UK.

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A member of staff works on the production line at Jaguar Land Rover’s factory in Solihull, Britain, December 15, 2022.
Jaguar Land Rover’s UK facilities, including this one in Solihull, typically produce around 1,000 new cars a day (file photo from 2022)Image:

The hack of British-based, Indian-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) that shut down several production facilities for weeks cost the UK economy an estimated 1.9 billion pounds (roughly €2.2 billion or $2.5 billion) and affected more than 5,000 organizations, an independent cybersecurity body said in a report published on Wednesday.

“This incident appears to be the most ecnomically damaging cyber event ever to hit the UK, with the vast majority of the financial impact being due to the loss of manufacturing output at JLR and its suppliers,” the report said.

It noted how the lion’s share of the costs hailed from the need to halt production, and warned that companies should pay more attention to operational security and to compartmentalizing so that IT weaknesses are less liable to lead to real world disruptions.

It is the first time that formal charges have been brought for enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, and the first time so many senior military officials have faced a civilian trial.The men, including five generals, are accused of running a secret detention centre during the tenure of the now-ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina

All have served in Bangladeshi military intelligence or the feared paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

Defence lawyer Sarwar Hossain said all rejected the charges.

The army has said it will assist the judicial process, but the situation has been tense since the court issued arrest warrants earlier this month.

“They declared their allegiance to the law of the land and their respect for the judicial process,” the court’s chief prosecutor, Tajul Isla,m told reporters.

“That was reflected in the cooperation they have extended.”

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk, in a statement on October 15, said that the court process was an important step towards accountability. “It is a significant moment for victims and their families,” Turk said.

The officers were brought by a prison van to the court, guarded by a heavy deployment of police.

“These officers are confident of their innocence, and believe they will be released through due judicial process,” their lawyer Hossain said.

Bangladesh is prosecuting former senior figures connected to Hasina — now a fugitive in exile in India — and her now-banned Awami League party.

Up to 1,400 people were killed in the clashes between July and August 2024 as the security forces tried to quash anti-government protests, according to the United Nations.

During Hasina’s rule, RAB forces carried out scores of killings, and the organisation was sanctioned by the United States in 2021.

Hasina, 78, fled last year to New Delhi, where she has defied court orders to return to attend her ongoing crimes against humanity trial for ordering the deadly crackdown.

Her trial in absentia is in its final stages, with Hasina’s state-appointed defence giving closing arguments. The prosecution has demanded the death penalty for Hasina.

Hasina’s Awami League says that she “categorically” denies the charges.

The U.S. military has carried out another airstrike on an alleged drug cartel vessel on Tuesday night, according to two U.S. officials, this time in the Pacific Ocean.Tensions between the United States and Venezuela continue to escalate as the U.S. military keeps attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea that it says are suspected of smuggling drugs for cartels and criminal gangs the Trump administration has labeled terrorists.

The administration has focused its rhetoric on President Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader of Venezuela, who was indicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States in 2020. President Trump has authorized C.I.A. operations in Venezuela, and the administration is weighing land strikes as some of his aides push to oust Mr. Maduro.

But the boat attacks have not been limited to Venezuelan targets, and turbulence over them is spreading to other countries, especially Colombia.

Judge outlines reasons for naming killer
Judge Mrs Justice Ellenbogen has told the court her reasons for naming the killer of Harvey Willgoose.

Initially referring to Mohammed ‘Umar’ Khan as Boy A, she first outlined the law around youth anonymity in court and then summarised the applications from the press and the response from the defendant’s representatives.

She then explained her reasons to the court as follows:

Justice should take place in open courts and the press should be able to report proceedings
The killing of Harvey was a “serious crime” carried out on school property by one student against another, and the public would want to know the identity of such an offender
Naming Khan now won’t affect his future life prospects as he would’ve been named when he was 18 anyway (in November 2027), and he will still have a “further lengthy period of custody” after that time
It isn’t clear how Khan’s rehabilitation would be affected “other than in the most general of terms” by naming him
There is no evidence that identifying the defendant would affect his mental health, as Khan is in a “secure environment” with access to professionals
While Khan’s parents expressed concern for themselves if he was named, it isn’t the purpose of the law to protect the safety of the defendant’s parents or family members
In summary, the judge said: “I am satisfied that the balance of the important competing interests in this case tips in favour of… identifying Boy A.

“I am satisfied it is in the interests of justice to do so.

“The fact that he is young isn’t in the interests of restricting reporting.”