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Dutch King Willem-Alexander’s secret job as KLM co-pilot

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is not just the country’s head of state, he was also an airline cockpit’s co-captain. The 50-year-old monarch has been secretly moonlighting as a co-pilot for the Dutch airline KLM for 21 years.
Princess Mako of Japan

Japan’s Princess Mako to give up royal status for love

Princess Mako of Japan is giving up her royal status to marry her commoner boyfriend. The eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito will be marrying law firm worker Kei Komuro, a commoner who once starred in a tourist campaign as the “Prince of the Sea.”
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A commuter bus drives across Anzac bridge during peak afternoon traffic in Sydney August 23, 2004.

NSW Opal cards to face 2.4% hike from July

Opal will be increasing fares from July. Commuters in New South Wales will face a 2.4 percent increase in their Opal fares, which Transport Minister Andrew Constance said will be in line with inflation.
Qantas Airways Ltd Chief Executive Alan Joyce reacts after arriving at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in Sydney, Australia, October 21, 2016.

Qantas chief Alan Joyce shoved with meringue pie in face

Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce got a pie shoved in his face while speaking in Perth on Tuesday. The airline boss was addressing the audience at the West Business Leadership Matters event at the Hyatt Regency when a man casually walked onto the stage and shoved the pie in Joyce’s face.

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