‘Very painful eh’: Woman hit by stray object from National Day fireworks display, Singapore News
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‘Very painful eh’: Woman hit by stray object from National Day fireworks display, Singapore News

Top Stories Tamfitronics PUBLISHED ONAugust 10, 2024 7:10 AMByChing Shi JieWatching a fireworks display might leave spectators with wonder and amazement, but this woman went "ouch" instead.Taking to TikTok on Friday (Aug 9), a user named Mandasaurusss said that it was "all fun and laughter" until she was hit by a stray object during National Day celebrations at a housing estate."Ouch, wah, very painful eh," she said while she tried to use her hands to block the falling debris from the fireworks.The 40-second clip showed that the objects, which looked no bigger than a $1 coin, were scattered on the road and along the public walkway.She later picked up a bigger black object which she believed also came from the fireworks display."Moral of the story - watch them at a distance," she said.In the captions, she saw the...
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‘Really nice to have home with me here’: Olympic semi-finalist kayaker Stephenie Chen’s family cheering her on in Paris, Singapore News
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‘Really nice to have home with me here’: Olympic semi-finalist kayaker Stephenie Chen’s family cheering her on in Paris, Singapore News

Top Stories Tamfitronics PARIS — When Singaporean kayaker Stephenie Chen punched her ticket to the Olympics in April, her family also started looking for flights to Paris to support her.At Vaires-sur-Marne, the Chen family — parents Michael and Sarah-Yvonne Chong, as well as three sisters Abigail, Anna and Sarah — were a lively presence, shouting themselves hoarse as Stephenie competed in the women's K1 500m heat and quarter-finals on Aug 7.She has qualified for the semi-finals on Aug 10.This family of athletes know it can be a rough and lonely journey in sports.Michael, 70, used to practise gymnastics in Upper Aljunied Technical School, and taught his six children the spirit of being a sportsman and stressed the importance of character-building through sport.Besides his son Spencer, his five daughters — Stephenie and former kayakers Andrea, Abigail and Sarah, as well...
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Sao Paulo plane crash: All 61 on board killed, World News
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Sao Paulo plane crash: All 61 on board killed, World News

Top Stories Tamfitronics SAO PAULO - A regional turboprop plane crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday (Aug 9), killing all 61 people on board, the airline said.Regional carrier Voepass said the plane, bound for Sao Paulo's international airport, took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, and crashed at around 1.30pm (1630 GMT) in the town of Vinhedo, some 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.Video shared on social media showed the ATR-72 aircraft spinning out of control as it plunged down behind a cluster of trees near houses, followed by a large plume of black smoke.Nearby resident Daniel de Lima said he heard a loud noise before looking outside his condominium in Vinhedo when he saw the plane in a horizontal spiral."It was rotating, but it wasn't moving forward," he told Reuters....
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