The New York Daily News reports that a 21-year-old Texas woman cut her arm and need five stitches when she got caught up in a brawl at the Trump SoHo hotel early Wednesday, police said. The free-for-all involved up to seven people, according to a man who called 911 at 1:21 a.m. Read article
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Thestar.com.my reports that the few seconds of waiting in a car for the traffic lights to change saw a Japanese man lost RM25,000 to robbers. The 42-year-old victim was driving to a bank with a friend when he stopped at the junction along Jalan Nusa Perintis 2 in Gelang Patah at about noon Monday. The […]
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CNN reports that ten people suffered minor injuries Monday when the nose gear of a Southwest Airlines jetliner collapsed after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the city’s Port Authority reported. Southwest Flight 345 was landing at LaGuardia from Nashville about 5:40 p.m. when the accident occurred. The nose of the blue-and-orange jet came to […]
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According to herald.ie, a German national was badly injured after he fell 60 metres during a hill walk. The 62-year-old was walking on Diamond Hill, in Connemara National Park, Co Galway, yesterday when he fell and suffered two broken legs and injuries to his head and shoulders. Read article
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Dailymail.co.uk reports that a British tourist is in critical condition after plunging from his hotel’s balcony on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca. The unidentified 21-year-old fell from the fourth-floor of the Hotel Honolulu, in the popular resort of Magaluf at 3.25am this morning. Police sources said he suffered multiple serious injuries and was rushed […]
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According to nzherald.co.uk, a mid-winter escape to Fiji turned into a near-death experience for an Auckland woman. Mary Kent needed time out last month and headed off to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Photos of the 26-year-old marketing and sales manager show her laughing, relaxing in five-star resorts and dining at luxury restaurants during her five-day […]
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Itv.com reports that a diving team from Dorset have rescued a tourist trying to sail to Ireland in an inflatable dingy. The American, who only had one oar and a sail made from a piece of sheeting, was found a few miles out to sea off Weymouth. Read article
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According to 610cktb.com, a close call at a Niagara Falls hotel pool. A 15 year old girl staying at the Ramada on Lundys Lane with a South Korean tour group was pulled from the bottom of the pool last night by a group of bystanders. They began performing CPR and by the time firefighters arrived […]
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The BBC reports that a woman has spoken of the moment doctors discovered flesh-eating maggots in her ear after a trip to Peru. Rochelle Harris, from Derby, was on holiday with her boyfriend James earlier this year when she walked through a swarm of flies. During the flight home the 27-year-old developed a severe headache, […]
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The New York Times reports that a bull gored an Australian woman and left her seriously injured during the final bull run of this year’s annual San Fermin festival in Spain on Sunday. Four other runners were hospitalized with cuts and bruises. The 23-year-old woman, identified only as J.E., was gored in the back and […]
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