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Are hot-air balloons really dangerous?
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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Jon Rudoni, managing director of Wickers World, a British balloon-tour operator, argued that recent upheavals in Egypt may have resulted in less rigorous enforcement of regulations. He urged tourists to use common sense, and added: "In a country
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Last moments together
Perth :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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Michael Rennie waves as he and wife Yvonne set off on the doomed flight. The British couple's final moments together were captured on what was to be a happy souvenir film. The balloon caught fire and plunged 1,000ft killing Yvonne, 48, and 18 others
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Balloon survivor's tribute to wife
Luxor :: Egypt | 4 months ago
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Survivor's tribute to dead wife Floral tributes have been left at the scene of the crash, near Luxor A British survivor of the Egypt hot air balloon tragedy has paid tribute to his wife who was killed in the crash. Michael Rennie, 49, who remains in
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Egypt balloon explosion
Luxor :: Egypt | 4 months ago
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The Tuesday accident was the world's deadliest hot air balloon accident in at least 20 years. Preliminary investigations confirmed no foul play was involved when gas canisters aboard the balloon exploded, causing it to plummet about 1,000 feet (300
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Tributes paid to balloon victims
Luxor :: Egypt | 4 months ago
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Tributes paid to victims Yvonne Rennie and her husband had apparently only recently married Neighbours, relatives and friends have been paying tribute to the victims of the Egypt hot air balloon tragedy. Joe Bampton from London, 40, and his Hungarian-
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Egyptian hot air balloon flights cancelled as crash investigation begins
Luxor :: Egypt | 4 months ago
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Luxor, and agencies Investigations are being carried out to try to determine the cause of a hot air balloon crash in Egypt that claimed the lives of 19 tourists , including two Britons and a UK resident. The crash in Luxor raised questions about
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Healthy lifestyles: Is a hug, shove, nudge or smack best?
Blackburn :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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Obesity rates have been rising With all the controversy over the government's NHS reforms, it is easy to forget the system is changing in terms of tackling unhealthy lifestyles. From 1 April, alongside the creation of a whole new structure in the
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Egypt suspends Luxor balloon flights
Luxor :: Egypt | 4 months ago
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Hong Kong, Japanese, British, French and Hungarian nationals were among those killed on Tuesday morning. A landing rope is reported to have got caught around a helium gas tube and severed it, after which a fire erupted and the balloon shot up into
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Hot air balloons banned in Luxor after crash: governor
CAIRO: The governor of Egypt's southern province of Luxor on Tuesday ordered a ban of all hot air balloons flights in the ancient temple city following a deadly crash that killed 19 tourists. "Governor Ezzat Saad
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Tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt
Luxor :: Egypt | 4 months ago
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A hot air balloon ride on a lovely Egyptian day -- 86 degrees, sunny, light wind -- turned tragic Tuesday when the balloon exploded and plummeted to the ground, killing 18 people. It was the deadliest hot air balloon accident in the world in at least
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