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Balloons ferrying smuggled cigarettes from Belarus caused Lithuania’s main airport to grind to a halt. As many as 4,000 passengers and 30 flights have been affected after the incident at Vilnius ...

You thought the drones were a problem? Try helium balloons. Lithuanian authorities shut airspace over Vilnius after “several dozen” balloons were spotted in the skies late Tuesday, part of a cigarette ...

The mysterious impact of a United Airlines aircraft in flight last week has sparked plenty of theories as to its cause, from space debris to high-flying birds. However the question of what happened to ...

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A new North Carolina law, effective October 1, 2025, prohibits mass balloon releases. The law aims to protect wildlife and the environment from the dangers of balloon litter. Several other states, ...

It was after being made redundant from her HR role in lockdown that Alison Garnham did a favour for a friend - making her a balloon unicorn for her daughter's birthday party. That good deed was the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X During the Thursday, October 16, episode of Kelce’s “Not Gonna Lie” podcast, guest Maya Rudolph ...

A special exemption allowed a NASA-funded weather balloon to launch as planned Oct. 1, despite the ongoing government shutdown that began that day. But news about the balloon, and an exoplanet-hunting ...