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Jan 2024
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US grounds Boeing 737 planes after mid-a...

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The Federal Aviation Authority says Boeing 737 Max 9 jets must be inspected before flying again, after part of a plane's fuselage blew off during a US flight. The same Boeing models were grounded after deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia five years ago. Also: The Israeli army says it's broken Hamas's military structure in northern Gaza. And a palace linked to Alexander the Great re-opens to visitors after 16 years.

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