Pop Fan's Death Dive at Festival
from The Mirror
 A British rock fan fell 150ft to his death from the wall of a fortress at one of Europe's biggest music festivals. Londoner Anthony Fisk, 22, was among 40,000 revellers at the fourday EXIT festival in Novi Sad, Serbia, where bands play against the dramatic backdrop of the Petrovaradin Fortress.
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South Korea Scraps Festivals, Keeps Students Home Over Flu
from AFP
South Korea has called off international festivals and told hundreds of schoolchildren to stay home as the number of swine flu infections rises, officials said. The south coast city of Yeosu, which will hold a global Expo in 2012, scrapped an international youth festival it planned to host next week.
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Newburgh Council Closes Door on its Many Festivals
from The Times Herald-Record
Newburgh is a city that likes its block parties, parades and gatherings, but if they're not already booked, permits are going to be hard to get. The city says, with few exceptions, it won't issue any more event permits until at least next year. Nor will it provide anymore sponsorships for outside events. The City Council made the decision at its last meeting on the recommendation of acting City Manager Dwight Douglas.
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Pamplona Casualties: One Dead, Eight Seriously Injured
from Momento 24
The final chapter in this year’s running of the bulls in Spain left four people injured with fractured bones and a head blow. One of the six bulls set free in the last of eight runs through Pamplona’s cobblestone streets covered the 850-meter (half-mile) route in an extremely fast time - one minute, 49 seconds - and at one point barreled into one runner and flipped him into the air.
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Newport Jazz Festival Canceled Over Economy, Budget Concerns
from WLWT
A down economy and budget troubles have claimed another event this year. Organizers said this year's Newport Arts and Jazz Festival, scheduled for July 24 to July 26 in Festival Park, has been canceled.
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Tighter Safety Standards Sought in Wake of Tragic Fireworks Accident
from Injury Board
According to State Senator Marc Basnight, new legislation will be introduced next week to tighten safety standards for the handling of large quantities of fireworks. The move comes in the wake of the tragic deaths of 4 workers in a fireworks explosion on Ocracoke Island.
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How Safe Are Carnival Amusement Rides?
from Child Safety Examiner
Summer is the season for amusement parks, fireman's carnivals, and county fairs. Many children attend several such events each year. Parents may never stop to think about the safety of amusement rides until they hear about an accident where a child is injured.
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Cause for Celebration?
from American City & County
Some people would never visit Gilroy, Calif., if not for the Garlic Festival, or Austin, Texas, without the South by Southwest music and film festival. Such events can be effective ways to draw visitors that inject money into local economies. Yet, at a time when cities and counties could use that boost, some annual events are suffering.
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Madonna Stage Collapses in France
from BBC News
BBC News
A stage being built in France for a concert by pop star Madonna has collapsed, killing one worker and injuring six, emergency services say. Technicians had been setting up the stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille when the partially-built roof fell in, bringing down a crane.
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Plane hits car during stunt at air show
from My Desert
A family of three had a lucky escape Sunday when their car was struck by a plane performing acrobatics at an air show in the south of Germany.
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