{"id":100698,"date":"2026-05-27T13:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=100698"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:38:02","slug":"austrian-paraglider-unscathed-after-terrifying-mid-air-collision-with-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/austrian-paraglider-unscathed-after-terrifying-mid-air-collision-with-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"Austrian paraglider unscathed after terrifying mid-air collision with plane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k5b34QOQSeUKeFGct7i\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nWe look at reactions in the Senegalese and French press after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints a new prime minister after firing his former mentor Ousmane Sonko. 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