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Shanghai

Woman tosses coin into aircraft engine

A woman has been placed under investigation in Shanghai for flipping coins into an aircraft engine to "pray for safety". The suspect, an 80-year-old passenger surnamed Qiu, tossed at least nine coins toward the engine while boarding China Southern Airlines Flight CZ380 on Tuesday. The plane was scheduled to depart for Guangzhou, Guangdong province, at 12:40 pm but was delayed for more than five hours over the incident. Other passengers observed Qiu and alerted police, who found one coin in the engine and others on the ground.

Beijing

Two extradition treaties ratified

China's top legislature ratified extradition treaties with Argentina and Ethiopia on Tuesday. The treaties were approved at the closing meeting of the bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee. The treaties, which were signed in May 2013 and May 2014, specify extradition obligations, crimes to which extradition applies, possible reasons for refusing extradition, costs and dispute resolution procedures, among other things.