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The Explorer, a cruise ship taking holidaymakers to Antarctica has hit a wall... of ice.
An iceberg has struck the side of the ship off the coast of Argentina. The ship began to sink.
Rescue crews have arrived and saved passengers.
This is just like Titanic, the movie, because nobody has actually died.The Explorer, a cruise ship taking holidaymakers to Antarctica has hit a wall... of... more
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"An ambulance rushing a heart attack victim to Detroit from a Windsor hospital ill-equipped to perform life-saving surgery was stopped for secondary inspection Monday by U.S. Customs, despite the fact it carried a man fighting for his life.
"Rick Laporte, 49 -- who twice had been brought back to life with defibrillators -- was being rushed across the border when a U.S. border guard ignored protocol at the Detroit portion of the tunnel and forced the ambulance -- with siren and lights flashing -- to pull over."
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This is unconscionable and insane. It is taking "security" much too far. It would seem that the USA is taking its cues from Israel - not that Canada is the USA's equivalent of the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, of course, but still..."An ambulance rushing a heart attack victim to Detroit from a Windsor hospital... more
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Thirty-nine people were killed in an explosion in the eastern Donetsk region. Fifty people are still missing.
The explosion was caused by build up of methane gas, the explosion led to a collapse in the mine.
The Ukraine coal mines are said to be the most dangerous in the world. Thirty-nine people were killed in an explosion in the eastern Donetsk region. Fifty... more
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Actor Nathaniel Parker, together with documentary maker Paul Welsh, recently visited Chad with Concern Worldwide.
Having helped to front the Disaster Emergencies Committee's Darfur and Chad Crisis Appeal, Nathaniel went to Chad to see the conditions there for himself.Actor Nathaniel Parker, together with documentary maker Paul Welsh, recently visited... more
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