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SYDNEY -- Three people were dead after two light planes collided in mid-air before crashing in Sydney's southwest on Saturday.
Emergency crews were called to Belimbla Park, approximately 65 kilometers southwest of central Sydney, just before midday local time following reports that two aircraft had collided and crashed. (Australia-Plane Crash)
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HANOI -- China will further promote the sound and steady development of military-to-military relations with Vietnam, said Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, during his visit to Vietnam from Thursday to Saturday.
Zhang met respectively with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Luong Cuong, Vietnamese president, and Pham Minh Chinh, Vietnamese prime minister. (Vietnam-China-Military)
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MANILA -- Three women have been killed after their motorcycle collided with a van in southern Philippines, a local official said Saturday.
Emil Sumagaysay, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Tupi town in South Cotabato province, said the crash happened along a highway at around 10 p.m. local time on Friday. (Philippines-Road Crash)
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YANGON -- The ongoing Yangon International Trade Expo was aiming to promote trade, with over 80 local and international companies participating in the event.
The fair, which opened on Friday and will conclude on Sunday, featured a wide range of sectors, including education, medical and agricultural equipment, construction tools, solar technology, batteries, generators, and food products. (Myanmar-Trade Expo)
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TOKYO -- Japanese prosecutors have asked for a seven-year prison term for a U.S. serviceman charged with kidnapping and raping an underage girl in Okinawa Prefecture, local media reported.
In their closing arguments at Naha District Court on Friday, public prosecutors said security camera footage and other evidence indicated that the defendant, Brennon Washington, 25, who belongs to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in the island prefecture, knew the girl was under the age of 16, Jiji Press reported. (Japan-U.S.-Crime) Enditem
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