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Air India Flight 171 crashed in Ahmedabad, India, shortly after taking off for London Gatwick Airport on Thursday. The airline said 242 passengers and crew were aboard.

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India Plane Crash Live Updates: Air India Flight With 242 Aboard Crashes in Ahmedabad
Air India said Flight 171 crashed in the city of Ahmedabad shortly after taking off for London Gatwick Airport. There was no immediate information about survivors.
trib.al
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Just realise more twitter users are posting on @bsky.app too, stick more to @bsky.app now. 👏🏼
A Bluesky first…

Help us pick the #1 play on the NBA Top 10 tonight.

Our producer threw out Tre Mann and Keldon Johnson’s dunk so far.

Thoughts? Other suggestions are welcome.
November 23, 2024 at 4:04 AM
When arrive after midnight, you have to take a shuttle 😴 #VHHH #HKIA #HongKong #Airbus #A330 #CathayPacific
March 4, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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This is a relief: researchers who test the tests confirm that COVID rapid home tests are sensitive to new variants. Please test whenever you feel even slightly sick or have been exposed to COVID. You can have it and transmit it without symptoms 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
COVID Rapid Tests Reliably Detect New Variants
Researchers who “test the tests” say that COVID rapid tests have kept up with new variants
www.scientificamerican.com
March 4, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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Well, ok...
Since it's #Caturday

Genome sequencing project reveals new secrets about cat evolution 🧪

Single-haplotype comparative genomics provides insights into lineage-specific structural variation during cat evolution
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 11, 2023 at 10:30 PM
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The Israel-Hamas war has led to “the highest number of United Nations fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict,” the leaders of major UN agencies and other humanitarian groups said, calling for an “immediate humanitarian cease-fire.” nyti.ms/3SuK0I9
November 6, 2023 at 7:54 PM
Life continues...
October 31, 2023 at 11:16 AM
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This is just a filter I’m holding, not a lens, so that’s the actual angular size of the sun in the photo. I’m always a little unnerved to realize how small the sun is when you take away all the glare.
October 14, 2023 at 8:48 PM
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Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes killed nearly 200 people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the second major quake to hit the country in less than two years. nyti.ms/3ZNybhL
October 7, 2023 at 8:47 PM
This is to remind people the 35th anniversary of TACA flight 110 in a similar situation, right? #TACA110 #UralAirlines #avgeek #avgeeks #aviation
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TACA_Fl...
October 5, 2023 at 5:26 AM
Since Bluesky is slowly releasing invitation codes to manage the growth impact to the system, I can't find users with similar interests here... 🙄
October 2, 2023 at 3:38 AM
Sadly no more, cats @cats.bsky.social left me 😢😿
OMG Cats @cats.bsky.social follow me! 😳😻🐱
September 25, 2023 at 12:15 PM
OMG Cats @cats.bsky.social follow me! 😳😻🐱
September 23, 2023 at 12:04 PM
Any Star Alliance loyalty programs good for people in Hong Kong mostly flying Asia? I want to switch from Asia Miles and Avios as no redemption ticket available for Cathay and JAL.
September 23, 2023 at 12:28 AM
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Geneticists are less certain of its groundbreaking nature. 🧪
Google DeepMind Claims Its AI Can Pinpoint Genetic Mutations That Cause Disease
The new model, AlphaMissense, has identified 71 million missense mutations and classified 89 percent of them as likely benign or malignant.
futurism.com
September 22, 2023 at 1:27 PM
Spicy sesame oil instant noodles, Hong Kong style
September 22, 2023 at 4:14 PM
If I say "Hello World" in twitter (X), I won't get anything. But in Bluesky, I get some likes, it's a nice beginning 😂
Hello World
September 21, 2023 at 4:51 AM
Hello World
September 20, 2023 at 7:35 PM