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Texas hot air balloon company halts operations after deadly crash INTERNATIONAL

Texas hot air balloon company halts operations after deadly crash

The company whose hot air balloon crashed in central Texas on Saturday, killing 16 people including its owner, said on Monday it was suspending operations following one of the deadliest balloon accidents on record.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
16 feared dead in fiery Texas hot air balloon crash INTERNATIONAL

16 feared dead in fiery Texas hot air balloon crash

At least 16 people were feared dead when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a pasture near the central Texas city of Lockhart on Saturday, according to federal and local authorities.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
145-year-old letter, delivered by balloon, turns up in Australia INTERNATIONAL

145-year-old letter, delivered by balloon, turns up in Australia

A letter from a man to his mother flown out of Paris by hot air balloon during the Prussian siege in 1870 has turned up in Australia's National Archives, which said Tuesday it was keen to discover the family's fate.

4:45 AM November 25 2016