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Blake Wilson, 23, died after 'misappropriating' a helicopter from his employer's hangar about 2am on Monday. Photo: Facebook A former colleague of the pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Cairns on Monday said he was not reckless, and had his "head screwed on" 23-year-old Blake Wilson died after he took a helicopter, flew into a no-fly-zone, and crashed into a hotel roof The former colleague said Wilson "lived his dream" of becoming a pilot and made a great life for himself A former colleague of the pilot killed in a helicopter crash in Cairns says he wasn't reckless, and the circumstances don't make sense. Blake Wilson, 23, died after 'misappropriating' a helicopter from his employer's hangar about 2am on Monday and flying into a no-fly zone over the central city before crashin...

By Nikhil Inamdar, business correspondent for BBC News It took more than 20 years for the Indian railways to finish the bridge over the Chenab river in part because of its remote location. Photo: AFP The world's highest single-arch rail bridge is set to connect Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country by train for the first time. It took more than 20 years for the Indian railways to finish the bridge - over the Chenab river - which ascends high over a deep ravine in the Reasi district of Jammu. The showpiece infrastructure project is 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower and the first train on the bridge is set to run soon between Bakkal and Kauri areas. The bridge is part of a 272km all-weather railway line that will pass through Jammu, ultimately going all the way ...

Katy Perry filmed the music video for her single Lifetimes in the Balearic Islands. Photo: Katy Perry / Instagram By Bonnie McLaren, BBC culture reporter Officials in Spain are investigating singer Katy Perry, for allegedly filming a music video in ecologically-sensitive sand dunes in the Balearic Islands without permission. The video for her latest single 'Lifetimes' shows the singer enjoying beaches and partying in clubs on the islands of Ibiza and Formentera. But scenes believed to have been filmed in the middle of the protected dunes on the isle of S'Espalmador in Formentera have raised concern. A statement from the Spanish government alleged that the production company responsible for the video had not sought permission. Katy Perry has not commented. Officials stressed that Katy Pe...

Photo: SERGII IAREMENKO/SCIENCE PHOTO L / SIA / Science Photo Library via AFP The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries. Mpox can spread through close contact. Usually mild, it is fatal in rare cases. It causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body. Determining a disease outbreak as a "public health emergency of international concern" or PHEIC, the WHO's highest level of alert, can accelerate research, funding and international public health measures and co-operation to contain a disease. The outbreak in Congo began with the spread of an endemic strain, known as clade I. ...