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Frenchman injured after dentures stuck in throat for 6 days

Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 13:50 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

An elderly Frenchman has been hospitalized in serious condition after his false teeth reportedly were stuck in his throat for six days. The Dunkirk Hospital said Tuesday it is investigating how...

Nigerian military says air raid fatally wounds Boko Haram leader

Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 11:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Nigeria's military says it believes an air strike has fatally wounded Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and other commanders of the homegrown Islamic extremist movement. A brief statement Tuesday...

Report says more migrants die in Mediterranean as risks increase

Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 11:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

New and more dangerous smuggling practices and attempts to reach Europe by riskier routes have led to a spike in the number of migrants dying as they attempt to cross the Mediterranean, according to a...

Doctors in India remove 40 knives from man's stomach

Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 08:35 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Doctors in northern India say they've surgically removed 40 knives from the stomach of a man who had swallowed them over the past two months. The 42-year-old man is recovering in a hospital in...

Watch: Roller coaster gets stuck at Hersheypark; 27 riders rescued

Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 06:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A roller coaster has gotten stuck at a Pennsylvania amusement park again, and riders have had to be removed from it. It's the second time a coaster has stopped working at the park in less than a...

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