When Mr Andropov had died, nobody outside Russia's ruling circle even knew if he had a wife at all.

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Since Oct. 13, when a propeller plane crash in Papua New Guinea killed 28 passengers, nobody has died in an airliner, which is generally defined as a commercial, multi-engine airplane carrying 14 or more passengers.

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