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Norwegian helicopter crashes in North Sea, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others, 2 seriously

Feb. 29, 2024 07:32 AM EST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A helicopter flying between an offshore oil platform and mainland Norway crashed into the North Sea, killing one person and injuring five others, two of them seriously, authorities said Thursday. The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter was on a training mission for...

Charles retreats to Sandringham, an estate with brisk winds and splendid isolation

Feb. 08, 2024 15:10 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Upon receiving his first treatment for cancer, Britain's King Charles III retreated to Sandringham House, a private estate where the monarch has long taken refuge while walking and shooting along the windswept North Sea coast of eastern England. Sandringham, the...

5 migrants killed in another tragedy on perilous sea crossing from France to Britain

Jan. 14, 2024 13:24 PM EST

PARIS (AP) — Five people were found dead Sunday in another maritime drama involving migrants trying to cross the dangerous English Channel from northern France, authorities said. The deaths and the rescue of dozens of other people after a migrant boat ran into difficulties in the...