NEW DELHI -- Police in India's northeastern state of Assam have seized 21 kg of heroin worth over 25 million U.S. dollars, officials said Friday.

The recovery described as the "biggest-ever drug haul" in the state has been made from a vehicle that entered from neighboring Mizoram. (India-Assam-Drugs)

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Boeing has paid Alaska Airlines 160 million U.S. dollars in compensation in the first quarter for the grounding of the 737 Max 9, according to the airline.

Alaska Airlines said Thursday that its first-quarter "results were significantly impacted by Flight 1282 in January and the Boeing 737-9 MAX grounding which extended into February." (US-Alaska Airlines-Boeing-Compensation)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli government has approved reopening of the Erez crossing into Gaza, the first time since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Friday. (Israel-Gaza-Corssing)

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LA PAZ -- A total of 14 people were killed when a minibus and a tractor-trailer collided head-on Thursday on a highway that links the Bolivian departments of Oruro and Potosi, local authorities said.

"The driver of the tractor-trailer, which was transporting salt from Potosi, presumably fell asleep due to fatigue, losing control of the vehicle," Julio Larrea, Oruro's director of transportation and road safety, told local media. (Bolivia-Road Accident) Enditem

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