As covered by thephuketnews.com, “In an email to The Phuket News this afternoon, friend Sina Baumeister confirmed Mr Jürgs had been found, but she did not provide any other details. Mr Jürgs was last seen on March 29 in Germany. Soon after that, he took a flight to Thailand without telling his family…” Read Article
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According to bangkokpost.com, “New Zealand’s consumer watchdog has launched a crackdown on rogue traders ripping off tourists from Asia by selling them fake goods at a vastly inflated prices. One company imported alpaca rugs worth $1,600 each before re-labelling them as New Zealand products and selling them to unsuspecting package tourists for up to $8,000 […]
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As reported by wptv.com, “A heroic teenager on vacation rescued an exhausted surfer who got caught in a rip current and carried out to sea Sunday afternoon near the Marriott Hotel in Singer Island…The male surfer was rushed to St. Mary’s Medical Center in a unknown condition. He is expected to survive, according to the […]
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As covered by ttrweekly.com, “French Tourism Minister Sylvia Pinel last week pledged to ensure the security of travellers after 23 Chinese visitors were robbed of their cash and passports just after they arrived in Paris. Pinel said ‘…everything will be done to find the perpetrators” and underscored “the determination of the French government to ensure […]
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M.wsbtv.com reported that nearly six years after a Newnan woman lost her underwater camera in Hawaii, it washed up on a beach more than 6,000 miles away. Lindsey Scallan told Channel 2’s Diana Davis about the amazing discovery, and how it restored her faith in good deeds. “I was ecstatic,” Scallan told Davis. Read Article
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As reported by mcclatchydc.com, “James McTurk is 78. He has wispy white hair and glasses, and speaks with a soft Scottish accent. He lives on a pension – and in a jail cell. He has been twice convicted on child pornography charges, and his legal troubles have just intensified: McTurk could become the first person […]
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As covered by nbcphiladelphia.com, “Rescue workers saved a hiker who was trapped under rocks for as many as eight days on a hill in a Riverside, Calif., park without any food and water, according to firefighters. Hiker Ramon Llamas and his German shepherd-mix “Molé” discovered the man on Mount Rubidoux…The man — who identified himself […]
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As recorded by 7daysindubai.com, “A daredevil Russian photographer has described how he sneaked up to the top of the Cheops Pyramid at Giza, Cairo, risking up to three years in prison to take some amazing snaps. Safely home in Moscow, Russia, 20-year-old Vitali Raskalova described how he and his friends had to hide from the […]
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According to thelocal.es, ” Hoards of pleasure-seeking university students from England, Scotland and Wales will reach Spanish shores this weekend to take part in the 13th edition of Saloufest. Organizers of the I Love Tour sell the event as a sports-driven occasion; but for the majority of the Brits taking part it’s an excuse to […]
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As reported by thelocal.no, “An Israeli man and a Norwegian woman kidnapped by armed Bedouin tribesmen in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula four days ago were set free on Tuesday, Egyptian and Norwegian officials said… The Norwegian foreign ministry confirmed the release of the woman identified as 31-year-old Ingvild Selvik Ask, a paediatrician.” Read Article
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