Daily Archives: September 1, 2013

Woman left in tears after getting stuck on Coney Island Ferris wheel for 30 MINUTES… because Beyoncé was ‘doing her make-up’

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Beyoncé has been accused of reducing a woman to tears3A woman was left in tears after Beyonce Knowles accidentally trapped her on the top of a ferris wheel for half an hour. The incident began when the 31-year-old diva filmed her new music video at Coney Island amusement park earlier this week.
According to Splash, Beyonce decided to shoot some footage on a ferris wheel. Her team then closed the wheel for public, but failed to notice that the poor woman and her companion were still inside one of the pods.
While the woman and her man were freaking out on the top, Beyonce was below and getting her make-up done.
When they finally made it back down, the couple were visibly shaken.

The woman involved was seen in tears as she stepped out of her pod and she and her companion hurried off.

After the incident, Beyonce continued filming her music video. She was seen riding Cyclone roller coaster, Spook-a-Rama ghost train and the Eldorado bumper cars.

Zuma’s office denies reports Nelson Mandela home from hospital

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mandela2The South African president’s office said Saturday that Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized, contradicting earlier reports that he had returned home.

Two sources close to Mandela had told CNN Saturday that he had returned to his Johannesburg home after a long hospital stay.

After similar reports by various media outlets, the president ‘s office issued a statement.

“The presidency has noted incorrect media reports that former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital,” the statement said. “Madiba is still in hospital in Pretoria, and remains in a critical but stable condition. At times his condition becomes unstable, but he responds to medical interventions.”

Mandela, 95, was hospitalized June 8 because of a lung infection. He marked his July birthday at the Pretoria hospital where he has been surrounded by relatives.

 

5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes southwest China; 4 dead

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china3A 5.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least four people Saturday morning in southwestern China, state media reported.

Officials reported 10 injuries as emergency teams began to respond, the Xinhua News Agency said.

The state-owned news agency quoted Yunnan provincial officials as saying that 600 residential units collapsed. An additional 55,000 residential units were damaged, and 9,200 people had been forced to relocate, Xinhua reported.

The quake — with a depth of 10 kilometers — hit in remote areas near the border of the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Roads were blocked in some villages by boulders rolling down mountains, and 17 people on three tourist buses were trapped by landslides, Xinhua said.

The Civil Affairs Ministry in Yunnan province was sending tents and clothing, Xinhua said.

On Wednesday, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit the same region.