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Kipp takes a look at some editorials from the Arabic press. This week: Change looms over the energy industry; Rescue from Damascus; Change in the Middle East; Silencing Syria.
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A German man blew up his apartment attempting to fix his air mattress, the fire brigade in Dusseldorf told Reuters on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old man used tire repair solvent to fix a leak in his airbed and left it dry overnight. The next day, he used to an electric air pump to inflate the mattress, but “A spark from the electric air pump ignited it,” and it blew up his apartment, a spokesperson for the brigade said. His living room wall collapsed onto the stairwell, causing considerable damage to the apartment.
A three-year-old girl suffered first degree burns, and the man walked away with burns on his arms.
Do you have any DIY disasters you’d like to share with Kipp?
What price for a slimmer figure?
What would you sacrifice for a smaller waistline? According to reports, a “slimming” tea on sale in the UAE poses serious health risks.
What would you sacrifice for a smaller waistline? According to reports, a “slimming” tea on sale in the UAE poses serious health risks.
Hard to stomach
Hygiene standards at UAE restaurants are in the news again – even those workers who have undergone training have failed the test. But do these reports make you less likely to eat out?
Hygiene standards at UAE restaurants are in the news again – even those workers who have undergone training have failed the test. But do these reports make you less likely to eat out?
Wikileaks: Public interest or military menace?
The sheer scale of the Afghanistan leaks are stunning. But is this a victory for the public’s right to know, or a betrayal of the soldiers on the front line?
The sheer scale of the Afghanistan leaks are stunning. But is this a victory for the public’s right to know, or a betrayal of the soldiers on the front line?
Marketing mission impossible
You can promote it all you want, Cruise and Diaz, but if the product’s no good, people won’t buy. What’s more, they’ll hate you for trying.
You can promote it all you want, Cruise and Diaz, but if the product’s no good, people won’t buy. What’s more, they’ll hate you for trying.
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