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The reef is home to a small Philippine military outpost aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, a rusting World War Two-era ship deliberately grounded there in 1999 to assert Manila's claim to the territory.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance departed Pakistan aboard Air Force Two soon after saying that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement after he put forward a "final and best offer".
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Travelers can always choose to eat before the flight or bring food aboard the plane.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
A year later, American aviator Charles Lindbergh made the first solo, nonstop trans-Atlantic flight aboard the Spirit of St. Louis plane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
We climbed aboard the clattering omnibus just as it pulled up, and it carried us all the way to the southern edge of the city, where the prairie grasses grew tall and abundant.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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