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  CHINA

  Child killed by circus tiger

  An eight-year-old girl was killed by a circus tiger after she slipped into an enclosed “animal training site,” state media said. The girl died of her injuries in hospital following the attack at Leheledu Amusement Park in Chongqing, Xinhua news agency reported, citing park officials. She was visiting the circus on Friday night with her relatives when she was attacked, Xinhua added. “A spokesman from the park said they have reached [an] initial agreement on settling the incident with the victim’s family and vowed to beef up security measures,” it said.

  SINGAPORE

  Ebola areas visa imposed

  Citizens of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will need a visa to enter the country as part of measures against the spread of Ebola, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. The three west African countries are the worst-hit by the Ebola epidemic that has killed more than 4,900 people. The ministry said the visa requirement for citizens of the three countries, who do not currently need a visa to travel to the city-state, will take effect tomorrow. In a statement, the ministry said the measures “will allow Singapore to inform the nationals of these countries during the visa application process of our Ebola health advisory and actions they should take, should they develop symptoms while en route or during their stay in Singapore.” The new regulations complement others already in place, including temperature screening for passengers arriving at Changi Airport and the required filling of a health declaration card that contains the visitor’s contact details.

  AUSTRALIA

  Thirsty pilot lands at pub

  A man who taxied his light plane down a street in Newman, Western Australia State, and parked it at a pub while he went inside for a beer was being questioned yesterday by police, who were not amused. Locals were stunned when they saw the wingless Beechcraft two-seater chugging down the main drag of the mining town, before pulling up at the local watering hole. The West Australian newspaper said staff at the pub had dubbed the man a “legend” for his casual arrival, but police did not see the funny side. “It was a pretty stupid thing to do,” Newman police sergeant Mark McKenzie told reporters, saying the propeller was running and needed to be steered by foot pedals. It was not clear why it had no wings. “Kids were coming home from school. It could have been very ugly. All he needed was one gust of wind ... because without the wings, it’s not stable,” he said. Police said they are investigating if the pilot committed an offense, given the plane did not leave the ground or cause any accidents and the man passed a breath test.

  AUSTRALIA

  Dead whale surfer says sorry

  A man who climbed onto a dead humpback whale as it floated offshore south of Perth on Saturday, attracting large sharks, apologized yesterday for his “idiot” act. “[I was] out on the boat with the boys and one of my mates said it would be pretty funny if you go out [and] surf the whale, so I did it,” the 26-year-old, who wanted to be known only as Harrison, told Channel 7. After hauling himself onto the carcass, Harrison could see it was being circled by sharks, as did his friends, who called for him to come back. “They were too busy chomping on the whale so it wasn’t too bad,” he said of the sharks. Yet Harrison said he would definitely not perform such a stunt again, admitting he could have lost his life. “Definitely it was a stupid act, didn’t mean to disrespect anyone,” he said. “Mum thinks I’m an idiot, dad’s not too proud either.”
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