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iKidney
by David Darby •
Still in China, but with a rather disturbing story whereby five people have been charged with illegal organ trading after a teenager who was desperate to have the latest iPhone and iPad ended up selling his kidney.
The sad young chap by the name of Wang was paid 3,500 US dollars for his organ, he is just 17-years-old and lives with his family in Anhui, which is one of China’s poorest regions.
The Cheek!
by David Darby •
Off to the UK now and a four-month-old hamster by the name of Smurf who had an unfortunate encounter with a magnet.
Smurf, was found hanging from her cage by her mouth when owner Kate Meech return from a day out, which meant poor old Smurf may well have been dangling by the dentures for up to eight hours.
Ring Return
by David Darby •
Am not entirely sure that this story really warrants inclusion, but as it involves a toilet we’ll let it go. So, it’s off to the town of Kuna, Idaho in the US.
Somehow, in circumstances that have not been made clear, a lady by the name of Mechelle Rieger managed to flush her diamond wedding ring down the toilet.
Hubble Bubble Toilet Trouble
by David Darby •
Sticking with toilets, here’s a quick one spotted on the Metro website, about a portable toilet that appeared in the middle of a busy street in Romania.
Police in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca admit to being completely baffled as to how the toilet ended up in the middle of a main street. (The temptation to put ‘the police have nothing to go on’ is very strong, but we will resist. Ed.)
Clean Fight
by David Darby •
To the US of A now where, in Baltimore the usual Saturday morning shoppers and staff at a branch of Walmart had their normal day turned upside down. It all started in the cleaning materials aisle.
Three Wonky World May Articles
by David Darby •
Three Wonky World articles from the may edition, including the arrest of a 6-year-old, a German hiding from a nymphomaniac and another German who admits to doing very little during his career.
The American International Club
by AICN •
Last week, many members of The American International Club of Nerja participated in Nerja’s Residents’ Day along with organisations of the varied resident Nationalities that make Nerja a great Ensalada Mixta. With the wonderful support of the Nerja Town Hall, our Club had two booths; providing good food and information about our Club’s social and philanthropic…
CAS Monthly Newsletter
by CAS •
The last few weeks have seen an increasing number of animals being abandoned. Every day brings the Costa Animal Society news of more dogs and cats for which homes must be found.
Coffee Break Donations
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
Our co-writing Docs support the charity ‘German Doctors for the 3rd World’ www.aerzte3welt.de (English language option exists). Whilst one is keeping the house in order and the people of Almuñécar healthy, the other one will take a rather long coffee break in the hillsides of Northern Nicaragua. Many readers already know about the more eccentric…