Flight (Steinbeck story)

"Flight" is a short story by American writer John Steinbeck, first published in his collection The Long Valley. It appears in the ledger notebook under the title "Man Hunt". The story outlines a young man, Pépé, who is sent into town by his mother. She says he is not yet a man. While he is gone, Pépé kills a man, and after his return, he is forced to flee.

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Glum Wolves and a baby: Five talking points in Super Rugby

This is Money 21 Mar 2019

Governing body SANZAAR (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby) said it would make a statement on the "future of Super Rugby" on Friday ... "When my wife phones to say the birth is imminent, I will catch the first available flight to South Africa," said the Springbok lock-cum-flanker....

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Are nets to stop swallows nesting any way to treat the natural world? | Kate Blincoe

The Guardian 21 Mar 2019

Tesco caused an outcry when it tried to prevent the birds making a trolley park messy at a store in Norwich Our swallows are now returning in the UK after completing their 5,000-mile migratory flight from southern Africa, where they spend the winter. This year some faced a very inhospitable welcome with their traditional nesting areas netted over....

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Sunwolves to play Lions under a cloud

Business Day 21 Mar 2019

Outstanding Western Stormers forward Pieter-Steph du Toit is unlikely to play in all four games on an Australasia tour because his wife is expecting their first child.  “When my wife phones to say the birth is imminent, I will catch the first available flight to South Africa,” said the Springbok lock-cum-flanker....

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Alvin Kallicharran recounts his life and career

The Hindu 21 Mar 2019

Alvin Kallicharran was not just about sparkling footwork, immaculate balance, wonderful timing and loads of courage ... Kallicharran led a rebel West Indian team to South Africa in the early 80s but, despite the criticism, Kallicharran said the trip took top-flight cricket to the blacks and the coloured people in the West Indies like never before....

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Emirates increases frequency to Egypt, adds four more flights on Dubai-Cairo route on high passenger demand

Gulf News 20 Mar 2019

“Cairo is a very popular destination for both business and leisure travellers, and the additional flights will provide our customers with greater flexibility in their travel choices, and allow seamless connectivity to Emirates’ vast global network,” said Orhan Abbas, Emirates' senior vice president for commercial operations in Africa....

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Emirates increases frequency to Egypt, adds four more flights on Dubai-Cairo route due to high passenger demand

Gulf News 20 Mar 2019

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"Flying Bomb" Was Reason British Airways Cancelled Flights To Saudi Arabia

Information Clearing House 20 Mar 2019

An international hunt is on to find a flying bomb a stolen Boeing 727 which led to British Airways canceling all flights to Saudi Arabia last week ... Suspected al-Qaeda terrorists spotted outside the airport last week are now believed to have been using sophisticated electronic equipment to track British airways flights....

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Listen to TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson talk about the alleged kidnapping of President Aristide.

Information Clearing House 20 Mar 2019

And I said because I'm sure that president Aristide has arrived in South Africa ... They know that President Aristide was not allowed to request asylum from South Africa or anybody else because he was not allowed to make any phone calls before they left Haiti, during the flight, and beyond....

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Rove Told Jury Libby May Have Been His Source In Leak Case

Information Clearing House 20 Mar 2019

Wilson, who had traveled on a CIA-sponsored mission to Niger, had questioned President Bush's assertion that Baghdad had tried to obtain uranium in Africa for a nuclear weapons program ... One reason Fitzgerald expressed interest in Fleischer, administration officials said, is his presence on a July 2003 presidential trip to Africa....

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Kenya Airways and Alitalia airline start Codeshare agreement

Coastweek 19 Mar 2019

This new commercial partnership is bound to boost business travel and tourism between Italy and Kenya, giving tourists and businessmen more travel options and better flight schedules also when travelling to central and southern Africa and to Europe through the two airlines’ hubs in Rome and Nairobi....

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Tanzania's Zanzibar, S. Africa agree to enhance ties in tourism industry

Xinhua 19 Mar 2019

He advised the South African envoy to work on the possibility of the Mango Airlines from South Africa to increase its direct flights to the Isles, so as to bring move visitors and tourists. "Mango is currently the only airline offering direct flights from Johannesburg, South Africa to Zanzibar....

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The African aviation industry is still growing

Independent online (SA) 19 Mar 2019

JOHANNESBURG – Africa comprises 2.2 percent of the global market in terms of Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK), which measures actual passenger traffic ... In addition, more flight routes are opening within the continent and from Africa directly to international destinations....

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The SpaceX-powered Arabsat 6A satellite launch has a date

AME Info 19 Mar 2019

“Arabsat 6A will go to 30.5 degrees East, serving the complete MENA region plus (potentially) the whole of Africa, Europe, Turkey and the near East,” Advanced-Television.com reported ... The Arabsat 6A mission will represent the rocket’s first ever commercial flight....