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Passengers Faint and Vomit During Flight Delay

The Aug. 10 flight to Birmingham departed more than an hour late after a technical problem and an onboard medical issue. LUQA, Malta — Passengers aboard a delayed Ryanair flight from Malta to Birmingham, England, said travelers fainted, vomited and removed clothing as they waited for more than an hour inside an aircraft without working air conditioning before departure. The incident happened Aug. 10 aboard Ryanair flight FR7268 from Malta International Airport. The airline said …

Two Students Dead After Livestreamed School Shooting

Authorities are investigating how the ninth-grade student obtained firearms and brought them onto the Ateneo de Zamboanga campus. ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A ninth-grade student shot and killed a fellow student Tuesday at a high school in the southern Philippines before dying, authorities said, in an attack that was livestreamed on social media through a body-worn camera. The Aug. 18 shooting at a school affiliated with Ateneo de Zamboanga University left the suspected attacker and …

Massive Earthquake Kills 51 as Thousands Flee Homes

Rescuers searched damaged communities across Flores as landslides, power failures and hundreds of aftershocks complicated relief efforts. LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — A powerful magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Flores region has killed at least 51 people, injured more than 100 and forced thousands from their homes as rescue crews search damaged communities and work to reopen roads blocked by landslides. The earthquake struck early Saturday, Aug. 15, off the northern side of Flores in East …

Mom Burned Her Infant to Death with Hairdryer

Courtney Gartshore was convicted of culpable homicide after jurors found that prolonged heat from a hairdryer caused her 3-month-old daughter’s death. EDINBURGH, Scotland — A 28-year-old Scottish woman was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for the culpable homicide of her 3-month-old daughter, who died after being subjected to prolonged heat from a hairdryer, according to Scotland’s judiciary. Courtney Gartshore was sentenced Aug. 14 at the High Court in Edinburgh after a jury unanimously …

Ex-Cambridge Professor Found Dead Amid Plagiarism Scandal

Police said the 41-year-old academic’s death is being treated as unexpected but is not believed to be suspicious. LONDON — Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor who resigned this month amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about his academic record, was found dead Friday at an address in south London, police said. He was 41. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3:12 p.m. Aug. 14 to …

Flight Turns Back After Child’s Actions

The Porter Airlines plane returned to the terminal and missed Victoria International Airport’s overnight runway closure deadline. VICTORIA, British Columbia — A Porter Airlines flight bound for Toronto was canceled after a young child repeatedly refused to sit down and fasten a seat belt before takeoff, forcing the aircraft back to the terminal and leaving the remaining passengers in Victoria overnight. The incident occurred Thursday, Aug. 6, after the flight had left the terminal at …

Influencer Killed During Livestream Outside Restaurant

César Gastélum expressed concern about approaching motorcyclists shortly before a gunman opened fire and fled, according to published reports. CULIACÁN, Mexico — Mexican social media influencer César Gastélum was shot and killed while livestreaming outside a fast-food restaurant in Culiacán after telling friends that people approaching on a motorcycle frightened him, authorities and published reports said. The attack occurred Tuesday night in the Tres Ríos area of Culiacán, the capital of the northwestern state of …

UFC Fighter Dies Suddenly at 34 Just Weeks After Fight

The Brazilian mixed martial artist was found unresponsive weeks after completing his sixth fight inside the UFC octagon. SAO PAULO, Brazil — UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento died Monday at age 34 after he was found unresponsive following an apparent heart attack in his sleep, the mixed martial arts organization announced. The UFC said emergency medical personnel responded but pronounced Nascimento dead at the scene. The organization described the medical emergency as an apparent heart attack, …

Track and Field Star Dies Suddenly at 21

Athletics organizations remembered Ward as a talented and generous teammate whose influence extended well beyond her results on the track. SYDNEY, Australia — Natasha Ward, a promising Australian middle-distance runner who competed nationally and recently earned a university championship medal, has died at age 21, according to athletics organizations in New South Wales. NSW Athletics and the Sutherland District Athletics Club announced Ward’s death in a joint tribute July 30. The organizations did not disclose …

Restaurant Blast Leaves Three Dead, 21 Wounded

A woman carrying the explosive was stopped at the entrance before the device detonated during a private event, Russian authorities said. MOSCOW — A bomb exploded at an upscale restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, killing three people and wounding at least 21 others in an attack the city’s mayor called an act of terrorism. The Aug. 1 explosion occurred at Balzi Rossi, an Italian restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square. Russian state media, citing local …