Hero IranAir pilot Hooshang Shahbazi handed 2-month BAN

Hero IranAir pilot Hooshang Shahbazi handed 2-month BAN by authoritie | Mail Online

A hero pilot who managed to safely land his Boeing 727 saving the lives of more than 100 passengers and crew has been banned from flying by Iranian authorities.

Captain Hooshang Shahbazi was in command of the IranAir 727 as it made an emergency landing at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport last week following the failure of its nose landing gear.

But he has now spoken of his anger after being hit with the ban while the crash landing is investigated.

With 94 passengers and 19 crew aboard, captain Shahbazi showed nerves of steel bringing the defective plane down safely.

Speaking in Iran's reformist newspaper Etemaad, the pilot compared his experience unfavourably with that of U.S. pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who was feted across the global for landing his plane safely in the Hudson River, New York, in 2009.

He said: 'They have not even called to say thank you.

Fracking likely triggered U.K. quakes, gas firm says

Fracking likely triggered U.K. quakes, gas firm says:

A company using hydraulic fracturing to release gas from shale rock confirms that the controversial technique probably did trigger earth tremors in northwestern England in April and May.

Cuadrilla Resources said Wednesday that independent experts concluded that the tremors were due to an unusual combination of geology and operations and were unlikely to happen again.

UPDATE: Marshall Islands declares state of emergency after dengue fever outbreak | Pacific Daily News | guampdn.com

UPDATE: Marshall Islands declares state of emergency after dengue fever outbreak | Pacific Daily News | guampdn.com 
The Marshall Islands has declared a state of emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever.
Since Oct. 21 over 75 cases of dengue have been reported in the islands, according to a statement released Tuesday by the U.S. Embassy in Majuro, the capital. That number is expected to rise.
The Ministry of Health has begun a nationwide campaign of public awareness of dengue and the importance of mosquito control, the statement said.
Last week, in response to news from the Marshall Islands, Guam's Department of Public Health and Social Services released an advisory cautioning residents to keep their properties clean of potential mosquito breeding sites.