Though Egyptian authorities disputed the claim, aviation safety officials in France and the U.S. cited "spatial disorientation" as the likely cause based on evidence available, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

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However, another creditor has also joined in with HMRC's winding-up petition to the High Court on Wednesday next week, with Grosvenor Basingstoke Properties the latest to claim they are owed money by Portsmouth - though that is being disputed by the club.

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The exchange of rocky migrants that interests people most is between the earth and Mars. (Only a few years ago researchers claimed to have found fossilised traces of microbes in one such meteorite, though this is hotly disputed.) With luck, 1m years is enough time to reach the earth from Mars.

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In eight of the 11 states that voted Tuesday, the constitutional amendments contain additional language that opponents said could also ban civil unions and other legal protections for gay and lesbian people, though proponents in some of those states disputed those claims.

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Kidnapping is a big problem throughout the region, though just how big and whether it is worsening are disputed.

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He also disputed some of Robertson's songwriting credits, though Robertson questioned Helm's version.

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News of the device prompted concerns from privacy advocates, though they also saw a potential benefit: It might render unnecessary the legally disputed police policy of stopping and frisking people who haven't been first identified as suspects in crimes.

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Relations with Pakistan remain testy, over disputed Kashmir and over the missiles that the two sides are ready to deploy against each other (though they could still agree not to), yet India's outgoing government opened a dialogue with Pakistan that the incoming one wants to foster.

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