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Scare As Dead Goose Found In Crashed

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1 year ago

February 5, 2024

A dead goose was discovered in part of the flight control system of a medical helicopter that crashed in western Oklahoma in the United States, killing all three people on board, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.

According to CBS, the report failed to release the cause of the crash, but noted that “a review of the US Air Force’s Avian Hazard Advisory System found the probability of bird activity ‘low’ in the vicinity of the accident.”

It also stated that the carcasses of several geese were found at the debris field, with one carcass found embedded in the helicopter’s flight control system.

Samples of the geese feathers were collected so that officials can work to identify them, the report said.

The NTSB said “all major components” of the helicopter were found at the crash site. Their findings were detailed in the report.

“The main wreckage consisted of the fuselage, engine and tail rotor,” the board wrote. “The transmission had separated from the fuselage and was located at the site. The white main rotor blade was fractured found in an adjacent field. The red main rotor blade was also fractured and found near the main rotor hub. The mast nut had separated and was located in the debris field.”

A report on the probable cause could take up to two years to complete, according to the NTSB, but investigators have recovered what was left of the helicopter for further exams.

The helicopter crashed just before 11:30 p.m. CT on January 20, in a pasture near Hydro, about 60 miles west of Oklahoma City.

It was returning to a base in Weatherford after taking a patient to Mercy Health Center Heliport at a hospital in Oklahoma City.

The three people killed included the helicopter pilot and two Air Evac Lifeteam crew members on board, a flight nurse and a paramedic.

The NTSB said investigators have recovered what was left of the helicopter for further exams.

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NAFDAC Warns Against Use Of Excess Hydroquinone In Cosmetics

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July 2, 2025

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned users of bleaching creams to refrain from using products containing excessive hydroquinone to safeguard their health.

NAFDAC Bauchi State Coordinator, Mr Hamis Yahaya, advised in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Tuesday.

Hydroquinone is a skin-lightening agent used to treat hyperpigmentation, such as melasma and age spots.

Yahaya said that the approved quantity of the chemical substance in cosmetics was only two per cent.

According to him, NAFDAC conducts checks on market products to ensure public health and safety.

“The black colour provides natural protection against harmful radiation due to melanin content.

“Applying creams with hydroquinone contents more than two per cent is harmful. Mixing creams by non-experts is wrong.

“Hydroquinone affects the health of the users gradually, including causing cancer,” he said.

Yahaya urged the media to raise awareness about the dangers of cosmetics that could endanger consumer lives.

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AU Helicopter Crashes In Somali Capital – State Media

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July 2, 2025

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An African Union helicopter crashed Wednesday at the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu with eight people onboard, state media said.

The aircraft was part of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), tasked with fighting the Al-Shabaab militant group.

The state media agency Sonna said the AUSSOM helicopter, carrying eight people, “crashed during landing at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde Airport this morning after departing Balidoogle”.

“The fire has been contained, and authorities are assessing the situation,” it said in a post on X.

Sonna quoted the country’s civil aviation authorities as saying that “flight operations remain normal”.

There were no further details given, but unverified clips and images shared online showed a plume of black smoke over the city.

The AUSSOM mission faces funding difficulties, even as fears of an Al-Shabaab resurgence are stoked by attacks in the Horn of Africa nation.

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Australia Cancels Kanye West Visa Over ‘Heil Hitler’ Song

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July 2, 2025

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Australia has cancelled US rapper Kanye West’s visa over his song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the government said Wednesday.

The 48-year-old musician, who has legally changed his name to Ye, released “Heil Hitler” on May 8, the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

West — whose wife Bianca Censori is Australian — has been coming to Australia for some time because he has family in the country, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.

“He’s made a lot of offensive comments. But my officials looked at it again once he released the ‘Heil Hitler’ song and he no longer has a valid visa in Australia.”

Burke said the rapper’s cancelled visa was not intended for holding concerts.

“It was a lower level, and the officials still looked at the law and said: You’re going to have a song and promote that sort of Nazism — we don’t need that in Australia,” he told public broadcaster ABC.

Asked if it was sustainable to bar such a popular figure, the minister said: “I think what’s not sustainable is to import hatred.”

But he said immigration officials reassess each visa application.

Australian citizens have freedom of speech, Burke added.

“But we have enough problems in this country already without deliberately importing bigotry.”

AFP