The U.S. State Department issued a Level 3 Travel Advisory for the southern provinces of the Kingdom of Thailand. The Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat, and Songkhla province Travel Advisories were issued by the State Department on February 7, 2020, due to related periodic violence. The State Department says ‘U.S. citizens are at risk of injury due …
A British Airways (BA) flight has broken the record for the fastest-ever subsonic flight between New York and London, reaching a top speed of more than 800mph (1,287km/h). The Boeing 747 aircraft flew overnight from Saturday to Sunday and reached its destination in four hours and 56 minutes, as Storm Ciara sped towards the United Kingdom. The plane actually rode the high …
Incredible images have captured the moment an orangutan tried to help a man standing beneath him in a deep river in Borneo. The gentle creature appears to be leaning down and offering a helping hand to the man who had been in the muddy river searching for snakes – many of which pose a threat …
A husband has admitted murdering his wife on a cruise ship after she “wouldn’t stop laughing at him” and asked for a divorce. Kenneth Manzanares, then 39, savagely beat mom-of-three Kristy Manzanares, 39, to death after flying into a rage on a family vacation to Alaska in 2017. When asked what happened at the time, …
A Canadian man vacationing with his wife in the Dominican Republic died Wednesday morning after sustaining a head injury during a fall at an all-inclusive resort just outside of Puerto Plata, reports say. Mark Winchester, 42, had arrived at the Iberostar resort in Costa Dorada on Monday night for a weeklong stay with his wife and another couple. Not …
A bikini-clad British tourist screamed ‘you’re sexually assaulting me’ as she was manhandled and arrested by police in the Maldives. Footage shows three men grappling with the woman and trying to put her in handcuffs as she attempted to fight them off yesterday evening. Another man covered part of her body with a towel as …
Thailand’s health minister lashed out at “Western” tourists on Friday for not wearing face masks and suggested they be expelled from the country for putting others at risk during the coronavirus outbreak. The outburst came as the kingdom faced steep losses over a drop in visitors from China, where the virus has killed more than …
Star Wars fans, get ready to pack your lightsabers and Jedi robes for an epic adventure on board the galaxy’s coolest starship. A brand new, fully immersive Star Wars-themed hotel is opening at Walt Disney World in Orlando in 2021, and now it’s been revealed by Disney Parks Blog that bookings will be opening later this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOGH5fpqStE Star Wars: …
An agent with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was arrested on Thursday for allegedly tricking an airline passenger into showing her breasts and letting him look in her pants. Johnathon Lomeli, 22, has been charged with one felony count of ”false imprisonment for intentionally and unlawfully detaining an individual through the use of fraud or deceit” stemming from the …
A cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, recorded 41 new cases of the novel coronavirus today, taking the total number of infected passengers to 61. The number of cases on the Diamond Princess now far exceeds that of any country outside of China, where the outbreak began. As of today, Singapore has 28 cases, and Thailand and Japan (excluding …
An additional 10 people including two Canadians aboard the now-quarantined Diamond Princess cruise liner have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the current total to 20. The rest of the ship’s 2,666 guests and 1,045 crew members, who are currently quarantined on the Diamond Princess at a port in Yokohama, are likely to remain that way for “at …
The discount carrier is set to announce their WestJet 787 destinations this summer! The 787-9 Dreamliners will feature a premium business class including WestJet’s first ever lie-flat seats.