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Does sitting in the rear increase survival in plane accidents?
Between December 25 and January 5, at least six plane crashes occurred, resulting in the loss of at least 221 lives. Notably, on December 25, an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed in Grozny, Chechnya, and on December 29, a plane crashed at a South Korean airport with 181 passengers onboard. These incidents have sparked renewed discussions about passenger aircraft safety. In the South Korean airport crash, only two of the 181 passengers survived. Fortunately, in the Azerbaijan Airlines crash, 29 out of 67 passengers survived. On January 29, a plane crashed into the sea in the UAE, killing both the pilot and co-pilot.
Is BRICS equipped to confront its challenges?
Russian President Vladimir Putin closed the BRICS summit, a bloc of developing economies, in the last week of October. Sanctions from the West have been aimed at cutting off Russia's economy from global markets. The conclave was the largest gathering of world leaders in Russia in decades. The 3-day summit attended by the highest officials of 36 countries was a testament to the West's failure of trying to isolate Russia and Putin globally.
WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference begins today
The four-day 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13)of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will take place from February 26 to 29, 2024 at Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ministers from across the world will attend to review the functioning of the multilateral trading system and to take action on the future work of the WTO.
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