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Finland to Make Decision on NATO Membership in Coming Weeks

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin addresses a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) before talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2022. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin addresses a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) before talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2022. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS
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Finland to Make Decision on NATO Membership in Coming Weeks

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin addresses a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) before talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2022. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin addresses a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) before talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2022. John Macdougall/Pool via REUTERS

Finland will make a decision about whether to apply to join the 30-member NATO alliance in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters in Stockholm on Wednesday.

"There are different perspectives to apply (for) NATO membership or not to apply and we have to analyze these very carefully," Marin told reporters in a joint news conference with her Swedish counterpart.

"But I think our process will be quite fast, it will happen in weeks," he added, Reuters reported.

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Small Plane Crashes into Brazil Tourist City, Killing at Least 10

A general view shows the site of a plane crash in the center of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Edson Vara
A general view shows the site of a plane crash in the center of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Edson Vara
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Small Plane Crashes into Brazil Tourist City, Killing at Least 10

A general view shows the site of a plane crash in the center of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Edson Vara
A general view shows the site of a plane crash in the center of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Edson Vara

A small plane carrying 10 people crashed into shops in the center of the tourist city of Gramado in southern Brazil on Sunday, killing everyone on board, state government officials said.
The aircraft's owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, died along with the other nine passengers, all of whom were members of his family, according to Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite.
In addition, 17 people on the ground were injured, Leite said at a press conference, with 12 still receiving hospital care, including two in critical condition, Reuters reported.
Manufactured in 1990, the twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 took off shortly after 9 am local time from nearby Canela airport and was heading to Jundiai in Sao Paulo state under unfavorable weather conditions, the governor said.
He noted that the cause of the crash is being investigated by the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (Cenipa).
The plane reportedly first struck the chimney of a building then the second floor of a house before crashing into a furniture store, authorities said. Debris also reached a nearby inn.
Nestled in a mountainous region, Gramado is the most popular tourist destination in Rio Grande do Sul, which was severely impacted earlier this year by unprecedented floods that claimed dozens of lives, destroyed infrastructure and significantly disrupted the state's economy.