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o injuries were reported after two planes collided midair over Cherry Creek State Park on Wednesday morning, South Metro Fire Rescue said. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said a Cirrus SR-22 with two occupants and a Swearingen Metroliner SA226TC with one occupant collided about four miles north of Centennial Airport about 10:25 a.m. The National Transportation Safety Board said it appears the collision happened as both planes were in the process of landing. The pilot of the Cirrus d...

By Pilar Wolfsteller2021-05-12T19:20:00+01:00 Two aircraft collided over Colorado on 12 May, with both landing safely despite extensive damage. The FAA confirms on 12 May that the mid-air collision involved a Cirrus SR-22 with two passengers aboard, and a Key Lime Air Fairchild (Swearingen) Metroliner SA226TC, with just one pilot aboard. It occurred 4 miles north of Centennial Airport, which is about 30 miles south of Denver International airport, at about 10:25 local time. Source: / Twitter ...

Unemployment, poverty and hunger were issues South Africa knew all too well even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has made them worse. Job losses have increased and unemployment has not been offset by a massive government economic stimulus package and wage compensation scheme. But the COVID-19 impact has been unequal for the most part. The worst affected sectors of the economy, like tourism and hospitality, tend to employ relatively low-skilled workers. The country’s temporary ban o...

Pasha 105: Two academics weigh in on Botswana allowing elephant hunting The Conversation 29 Apr 2021, 04:44 GMT+10 Botswana recently offered the rights to shoot around 300 elephants. There have been mixed feelings about this decision. Some say licensed hunting is ecologically necessary. They also say rural communities need revenue from hunting and are at risk of human-wildlife conflict. Others have criticised it heavily, disputing the claim that hunting is a solution to various problems and poi...

The Suez Canal was in the spotlight recently when the container vessel Ever Given became wedged diagonally across it, causing a massive backlog in shipping traffic. The idea of a canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean was a dream for many throughout history. The Egyptian Pharoahs, Persians, Romans and Ottomans all saw its potential benefits. The canal offers the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia, making it useful for trade. Eventually a French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps...

In South Africa, about 6 million households have women as the breadwinners – about 38% of all homes. Many of these women don’t choose to be the primary financial provider but are forced into it by circumstances. And they are over-represented in the poorest paying and most unregulated sectors of the economy, such as service industries, domestic work and informal work. They also earn less than their male counterparts. In today’s episode of Pasha, Bianca Parry, a postdoctoral fellow at the U...

Dave Heath has noticed his business of private firearms education classes tends to boom after incidents that cause people to fear for their safety or worry they will lose their rights to possess guns. Right now, that has meant March’s massacre in a King Soopers on Boulder’s south side and President Joe Biden’s remarks calling gun violence in the U.S. an "epidemic" and "an international embarrassment."  “All the customers Im getting right now are because of Boulder and �...

Insecurity is common throughout Nigeria. But the northern region is the worst affected because of attacks by the terror group Boko Haram, banditry, kidnappings and conflict between farmers and herdsmen. The chaos has led to the closure of some schools and a feeling of helplessness among citizens in states where attacks are on the increase. Sheriff Folarin, a professor of political science and a peace and conflict scholar, blames the current state of affairs on successive governments that have ...

The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has a tough job. It includes working with FIFA to run the sport in Africa, and overseeing the continent’s tournaments and leagues. There are also issues of broadcast rights and improving the organisation’s poor reputation. The latest to throw their name into the ring is South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe. The mining magnate is the owner of Mamelodi Sundowns, a club he led to success in South Africa and continentally. Mot...

Novavax vaccine trials run in South Africa and the UK indicate that its efficacy in the UK was 89% at least 7 days after individuals had received two doses of vaccine. In South Africa, the vaccine efficacy was 60% in people living without HIV. The trial is being viewed as highly significant because it is the first vaccine to be tested on a particular COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa. In today’s episode of Pasha Shabir Madhi, professor of vaccinology and director of the vacci...