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Argentina becomes first Latin American nation to approve Russian vaccine

24-12-2020 01:00 Health Ministry authorises emergency approval of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, with first shipment expected to arrive in country on Thursday.

Global pandemic

Aerolíneas Argentinas plane heads to Moscow for Covid-19 vaccine

23-12-2020 00:52 Aerolíneas Argentinas plane departs Buenos Aires for a round-trip to Russia that will see crew pick up 300,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine.

PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY

Man denies charges in connection with Emiliano Sala plane crash

26-10-2020 17:28 Man appears in UK court in connection death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in plane crash. David Henderson denies endangering the safety of an aircraft, and attempting to discharge a passenger without valid permission or authorisation.

PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY

Man charged over plane death of late footballer Emiliano Sala

15-10-2020 19:24 Britain's Civil Aviation Authority says it has charged man in connection with the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a light aircraft crash last year.

PLANE CRASH

Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighbourhood

22-05-2020 13:24 A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday near the airport in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after an apparent engine failure during landing. Officials said there were at least two survivors.

Bloomberg

Airline JetSmart negotiating help with Argentine, Chilean governments

07-05-2020 13:05 Low-cost airline JetSmart Airlines SpA is in talks with the governments of Chile and Argentina about helping the sector in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, said its CEO, Estuardo Ortiz, in an interview with radio Pauta Bloomberg.

PLANE CRASH

At least two killed after air ambulance crashes near Esquel

06-05-2020 09:16 Pilot and co-pilot believed to have survived crash involving small Learjet 35A plane, which had been refitted for medical purposes.

LATE ARGENTINE STRIKER

Fans pay an emotional tribute to Emiliano Sala, a year after he died

27-01-2020 09:21 Nantes fans pay emotional tribute to late Argentine, a year after the striker's death in a plane crash shook the world.

LATE ARGENTINE STRIKER

Emiliano Sala's family prepare for anniversary of striker's death

21-01-2020 09:17 The death of Cardiff forward Emiliano Sala in a plane crash a year ago will be marked by his family on Tuesday in "private, quiet contemplation of their loss", their lawyer said.

Chilean Plane Crash

Chilean plane that vanished en route to Antarctica found

12-12-2019 23:13 Chile's Defense Minister Alberto Espina said human remains have been found from a military aircraft that disappeared on a flight to Antarctica.The plane was carrying 38 passengers when it took off from southernmost Chile on Monday

MISSING PLANE

Chile: Debris believed from missing plane carrying 38 found

12-12-2019 11:24 Search teams are combing waters off the southern tip of South America for any sign of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, which disappeared late Monday.

PLANE DISAPPEARANCE

Chile military plane disappears with 38 aboard, confirms Air Force

10-12-2019 08:46 Military plane with 38 people aboard goes missing after it took off from the country's south for a base in Antarctica and is presumed to have crashed, authorities say.

EMILIANO SALA

Sala saga set to drag on as Cardiff appeal to CAS over FIFA ruling

02-10-2019 13:35 Cardiff said on Wednesday they would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's decision to make them pay Nantes the first instalment of the transfer fee for the late Argentine striker.

LATE ARGENTINE STRIKER

FIFA awards Nantes US$6.5 million from Cardiff in Emiliano Sala deal

30-09-2019 16:19 Nantes filed complaint when Cardiff disputed paying the 15 million pounds (about US$20 million) the clubs had agreed for Sala on January 19.

LATE ARGENTINE STRIKER

Two jailed in UK for leaking CCTV of Emiliano Sala's post-mortem

23-09-2019 14:37 Two people were jailed on Monday for illegally accessing CCTV footage of the post-mortem of late Argentine footballer, who died in a plane crash in January, and posting images online.