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Deadly cobra in cockpit forces emergency landing
South African pilot, Rudolph Erasmus, had to make an emergency landing after finding a venomous snake under his seat.
The South African pilot, who had to make an emergency landing after noticing a deadly cobra coiled under his seat, tells us more about his encounter with the unwelcome guest.
Plus, why has the world's biggest consumer of grain - Egypt - pulled out of an international treaty for grain growers and consumers?
(Photo: South African pilot, Rudolph Erasmus.)
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