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Video released of Ohio plane crash scene that left nine dead

A pilot on a business jet made no distress calls before a fiery crash in Ohio that killed all nine people on board, investigators said on Wednesday (11 November). Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board as well as Akron police were at the crash site on Wednesday. A 10-passenger Hawker business jet struck an apartment building on Tuesday while approaching the Akron Fulton airport. Nov 12, 2015

Blue Moon Diamond sells for world record $48.4m

The rare and flawless Blue Moon Diamond sold for 48.6m Swiss francs (£31.9m, $48.4 million) to a Hong Kong buyer on Wednesday (11 November), setting a world record for a gemstone at auction, Sothebys said. The cushion-shaped diamond, mounted on a ring, has the top grading of fancy vivid blue and weighs 12.03 carats. It had a pre-sale estimate of $35-55m. The previous record was held by the Graff Pink of 24.78 carats, sold by Sothebys for $46.2m in November 2010. Nov 12, 2015

Calais refugees clash with police for third straight night

Refugees in the Calais camp clashed with police overnight on Wednesday (11 November), making it the third straight night of refugee-police drama in the northern French town. A spokesman for the French interior ministry said the refugees were being driven by outside parties, including militants from No Borders, a far-left group that opposes border and immigration controls. Nov 11, 2015
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