AROUND THE WORLD 9.9.19
Man steals 1,300 credit cards’ info by memorising it
A clerk in Japan stole credit card information by just looking at and memorising the details of over 1,300 customers. Police said Taniguchi worked the register at a mall in Koto City. Whenever a customer would pay by credit card, the suspect allegedly memorised their 16-digit-number, name, expiry date, and security code, all in the time it took to process their purchase, said a report in japantoday.com on Sunday. The suspect, however, led police straight to him by using stolen credit card information to buy two bags valued at 270,000 yen (approx $2,500) — which he then had mailed to his own address.
Sweden rejects TRUMP licence plate request
Swedish authorities say that a man has been denied a vanity plate with the letters TRUMP because it violated motor vehicle department rules, calling the letter combination “offensive”. The Aftonbladet tabloid reported on Saturday that the man said he “was drunk and thought it was fun to apply” online for a new licence plate with US President Trump’s last name “because the car is American”.
Trump’s cancelled trip cost Danish police $600,000
Danish police spent about 4 million kroner ($600,000) on preparations for US President Trump’s cancelled visit to Copenhagen, daily Jyllands-Posten reported on Monday. Trump had planned to be in Denmark on September 2-3, but put off the trip after disagreeing with Danish PM Mette Frederiksen over the potential purchase of Greenland. The estimates cover annulled leave for officers and compensation for police accommodation and are subject to “significant uncertainties”, Jyllands-Posten reported.
Elephant injures 18 in Lanka religious pageant
An elephant taking part in a Buddhist pageant in Sri Lanka has run berserk, injuring at least 18 people. Video of the pageant showed the elephant suddenly running forward and becoming violent. Hospital officials said 16 people had been discharged.
People pose with the Charging Bull statue in Manhattan which was damaged on Saturday. Witnesses said the man who was arrested for battering the sculpture with a makeshift metal banjo was cursing US President Donald Trump as he swung the instrument. Police said he was also ranting about God
Man steals 1,300 credit cards’ info by memorising it
A clerk in Japan stole credit card information by just looking at and memorising the details of over 1,300 customers. Police said Taniguchi worked the register at a mall in Koto City. Whenever a customer would pay by credit card, the suspect allegedly memorised their 16-digit-number, name, expiry date, and security code, all in the time it took to process their purchase, said a report in japantoday.com on Sunday. The suspect, however, led police straight to him by using stolen credit card information to buy two bags valued at 270,000 yen (approx $2,500) — which he then had mailed to his own address.
Sweden rejects TRUMP licence plate request
Swedish authorities say that a man has been denied a vanity plate with the letters TRUMP because it violated motor vehicle department rules, calling the letter combination “offensive”. The Aftonbladet tabloid reported on Saturday that the man said he “was drunk and thought it was fun to apply” online for a new licence plate with US President Trump’s last name “because the car is American”.
Trump’s cancelled trip cost Danish police $600,000
Danish police spent about 4 million kroner ($600,000) on preparations for US President Trump’s cancelled visit to Copenhagen, daily Jyllands-Posten reported on Monday. Trump had planned to be in Denmark on September 2-3, but put off the trip after disagreeing with Danish PM Mette Frederiksen over the potential purchase of Greenland. The estimates cover annulled leave for officers and compensation for police accommodation and are subject to “significant uncertainties”, Jyllands-Posten reported.
Elephant injures 18 in Lanka religious pageant
An elephant taking part in a Buddhist pageant in Sri Lanka has run berserk, injuring at least 18 people. Video of the pageant showed the elephant suddenly running forward and becoming violent. Hospital officials said 16 people had been discharged.
People pose with the Charging Bull statue in Manhattan which was damaged on Saturday. Witnesses said the man who was arrested for battering the sculpture with a makeshift metal banjo was cursing US President Donald Trump as he swung the instrument. Police said he was also ranting about God
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