Chilean miner completes another battle

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Firefighters surround the Qantas passenger plane which made an emergency landing in Singapore. Photo / AP.
Firefighters surround the Qantas passenger plane which made an emergency landing in Singapore. Photo / AP. Shrink
Firefighters surround the Qantas passenger plane which made an emergency landing in Singapore. Photo / AP.
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An image dated September 3, 2010 shows smoke rising from the crash scene of a UPS cargo plane at a military base in Dubai.
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Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Search crews have found the flight data recorder in the charred remains of a fiery plane crash in central Cuba that left 68 people dead, state media reported Friday.

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Swedish police secure the area where two people were shot in Malmo, Sweden, on October 21.
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Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- Polls opened Sunday in Myanmar as the nation holds its first election in 20 years -- an electoral contest critics say is aimed at creating a facade of democracy.