#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Youngsters saved from collapsed hole in Salt Rock beach

#FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow: Youngsters saved from collapsed hole in Salt Rock beach

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Two youngsters trapped in a hole they had dug at a beach in KZN rescued.
Members of the public, and emergency medical services extricating two youngsters who were trapped when the sand around the hole they were digging collapsed. Image: IPSS Medical Rescue

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Jeremy Clarkson's column about Meghan Markle has become the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s most complained about article ever. By Tuesday it had received more than 17,500 complaints. The number also surpassed the total number of complaints the media regulator received in 2021, which was 14,355.

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2. 

A letter published by the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education confirmed that the Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in the country with immediate effect

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The Argentinian fan who went topless during the World Cup final has seemingly escaped without punishment in Qatar. Public nudity is criminalised in Qatar, fans had huge concerns for her safety, as many thought she would face serious police action. There will likely be toplessness and debauchery in Argentina for days (and nights) to come after they were crowned campeones del mundo.

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Topless Argentina fan who flashed during World Cup final escapes punishment in Qatar.
Topless Argentina fan who flashed during World Cup final escapes punishment in Qatar. Image: Instagram / noe.dreams1

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Two youngsters were rescued after the sand around the three metre hole they were digging collapsed on them at a beach in Salt Rock yesterday. One patient was moderately injured and the other seriously injured - But they will both live to tell the tale 

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Two youngsters trapped in a hole they had dug at a beach in KZN rescued.
Members of the public, and emergency medical services extricating two youngsters who were trapped when the sand around the hole they were digging collapsed. Image: IPSS Medical Rescue

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More than a hundred new designs discovered in and around Peru's ancient Nazca plain and surrounding areas could bring new information to light about the mysterious pre-Columbian artworks that have intrigued scientists and visitors for decades.

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Researchers discovered over 100 new ancient designs in Peru's Nazca Lines.
More than 100 new designs discovered in Peru’s ancient Nazca plain. Image: Yamagata University/Reuters

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