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SAS and pilots' unions reach agreement, ending strike
SAS and pilots' unions reach agreement, ending strike
by  AFP

Scandinavian airline SAS and the unions representing their pilots said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement, ending a two-week strike that has cost the ailing airline between $9 and $12 million a day. The agreement ending the strike after 15 days was confirmed by both the company and the unions after a negotiation session ran through Monday and into the early hours of Tuesday.

The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president
The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president
by  AFP

Activist Premakumar Gunaratnam says he was marked for death by Sri Lanka's security boss a decade ago. - White vans - Security forces allegedly abducted troublesome opponents so often during and after Sri Lanka's ethnic war that being "white-vanned" became a euphemism for kidnapping.

'Shocking' report lists devastation to Australia wildlife
'Shocking' report lists devastation to Australia wildlife
by  AFP

Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss and global warming, a government report said Tuesday, warning that more species were headed for extinction. "Our inability to adequately manage pressures will continue to result in species extinctions," scientists warned in the report.

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