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Adrift for Days in an Inflatable Tube, Woman Rescued Off Coast of Japan by Passing Sailors
nnAn amazing survival story comes from the southeast coastal waters of Japan where a Chinese woman survived days adrift at sea clinging to an inflatable intertube.nnReported missing last Monday by her friends, the unnamed Chinese national was swimming with friends on a beach in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture.nnThe coast guard was alerted that […]
Nurse Credited for Saving Man’s Life with CPR and Defibrillator After Heart Attack in Charlotte Airport
nnLike so many victims, the first sign that Ken Jeffries was vulnerable to heart disease was a heart attack—suffered when the 57-year-old was at the airport waiting for a flight.nnCollapsing to the floor of the Charlotte Douglas Int. Airport, he has his lucky stars to thank for his flight being bound for Knoxville—the same place […]
Canada Post Worker Saves the Day After Child Forgets Stamp on Postcard to Grandma
nnA set of grandparents in rural Nova Scotia are likely looking for where to frame a handwritten letter from their granddaughter, who wrote them a postcard from summer camp.nnBut the only reason they got the opportunity in the first place was because of the “decency” of a Canada Post worker, who went above and beyond […]
Ancient Temple and Theater 3,500 years Older Than Machu Picchu Discovered in Peru
nnAn ancient temple and theater has been identified in Peru as dating back 4,000 years, placing it among the oldest man-made structures in Peru.nnLocated in the northern Peruvian town of Zaña, archaeologists had been alerted by authorities of looting taking place at a site called La Otra Banda / Cerro Las Animas, and a team […]