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Israeli strikes hit near Beirut airport as conflict in Lebanon grows
Israeli strikes hit close to Lebanon's only international airport as millions of civilians are caught in the crossfires of Israel's growing conflict with Hezbollah. About 1.2 million people have ...Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
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Birmingham Airport back open after evacuation
Flights were grounded and passengers told to leave the building as police investigated a suspicious vehicle.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Holiday in Greenland? New airports aim to entice tourists
The Arctic territory hopes that three new airports will pave the way for direct flights from the US and Europe.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Writing to Beirut, again
How do you write about home when words fail you?World - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Nigeria boycott Libya game after airport stranding
Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William Troost-Ekong and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).Sports - ESPN - October 15 -
Airport sparks debate with introduction of 'hug time' limit
An airport in New Zealand is asking travelers to limit their "hug times" in order to reduce congestion.Top stories - ABC News - October 22 -
New Zealand Airport Puts Hugs on a Timer
The new rule at a New Zealand airport limits curbside embraces to three minutes, drawing worldwide commentary, from the indignant to the amused.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
High-security prison 'like an airport' for drones
Inmates are burning holes in cell windows to allow in the drones in at the prison, inspectors say.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Missile From Lebanon Hits Israel's Main Airport
The missile, which landed in a parking lot, causing minor damage, was part of a volley of 10 fired by Hezbollah at central Israel.World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
China's premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip
China’s Premier Li Qiang has inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan as he arrived for a regional security meeting in the capital, IslamabadWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Port Authority Launches Plan to Transform Newark Airport ‘From Worst to Best’
The plan, announced Thursday by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, includes replacing the rickety AirTrain network and the airport’s dilapidated Terminal B.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
Cuddle time capped: Airport puts a 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs
An airport in New Zealand is implementing a maximum time just three minutes for loved ones to say goodbye to their relatives with a hug.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Ministers outline plans to redraw airspace over London airports
Redesigning flight paths could lead to greener flights but also new noise pollutionBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
US airline pilot caught with stun gun at Edinburgh Airport
Ryan Cecil was fined £8,500 after claiming he accidentally left the weapon in his luggage.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
New Zealand airport shocked by interest in its 3-minute cap on hugs
Officials at New Zealand's Dunedin International Airport are "surprised how much global interest" a time-limit on curbside farewell embraces has garnered.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
FAA begins audit of major airports to reduce close calls on runways
In a new audit, the FAA will look to identify any caps in procedures, equipment or process at the country's 45 busiest airports. Recommendations to further reduce the risk of runway close calls are ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
New Zealand airport puts three-minute cap on farewell hugs
A New Zealand airport is capping the time people can spend hugging goodbye in the car drop-off zone. CBS Mornings' Tony Dokoupil has more.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Adani Enterprises profit rockets on growing airports and green business
Quarterly results boost Gautam Adani’s conglomerate as it seeks to bounce back from damaging allegationsWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
End of an era for iconic moving walkways at San Francisco airport
The moving walkways inside San Francisco International Airport's terminal 3 have become iconic thanks to their bounciness. But the rubber walkways are set to be removed during a renovation of the ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Israel launches fresh round of airstrikes on Beirut
Despite U.S. concern over Israel's bombing campaign in Beirut, there were a series of strikes around Lebanon's capital Wednesday. The Israeli military says it is targeting Hezbollah strongholds, ...World - CBS News - October 16 -
Israel Strikes Near Beirut for First Time in Days
There were also attacks in southern Lebanon that killed at least 19 people. Israel’s military said the strikes were aimed at Hezbollah targets. They came on the same day the Lebanese health ...World - The New York Times - October 17 -
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Beirut rocked by fresh Israeli air strikes
At least 12 strikes were reported Saturday in Beirut in the heaviest attack Lebanon's capital saw in more than a week.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
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Tensions rise in Beirut after influx of displaced people
An influx of refugees fleeing Israeli strikes risks exacerbating sectarian divisions in the Lebanese capital.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Israel pounds Beirut suburb with airstrikes overnight
The death toll from Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip rose to 25, including five children, as more bodies have been recovered, while three people were killed in an early morning airstrike ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Israel hammers Beirut suburbs as US pushes for cease-fire
Israel hammered Beirut’s suburbs overnight with airstrikes as the U.S. pushes for a cease-fire between the Jewish state and Lebanon. Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the head of the Israeli military's ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Nigeria national team boycott AFCON qualifier after being 'abandoned' in Libyan airport
The captain of the team, William Troost-Ekong, announced the decision on MondaySports - CBS Sports - October 14 -
New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes
Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’. Hugging your loved ones goodbye could land you in trouble at a New ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Hug it out, but make it quick. New Zealand airport sets time limit on goodbyes
Travelers leaving the New Zealand city of Dunedin will have to keep their emotional farewells brief after a new three-minute time limit was imposed on goodbye hugs in the airport’s drop-off area in ...World - ABC News - October 22
