Ryanair is under fire for not removing a white man who shouted racist insults at an elderly black woman on one of its flights after video went viral

Ryanair is facing criticism after a video posted online appeared to show the airline's crew failing to take action to remove a passenger who launched a racist tirade. The video showed a white man hurling racist insults at an elderly black woman sitting in the same row and demanding she move seats.

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Ryanair is under fire for not removing a white man who shouted racist insults at an elderly black woman on one of its flights after video went viral Ryanair is facing criticism after a video posted online appeared to show the airline's crew failing to take action to remove a passenger who launched a racist tirade. The video showed a white man hurling racist insults at an elderly black woman sitting in the same row and demanding she move seats. Read More »

Train derails in Taiwan, killing 17 people and injuring at least 132 Seventeen people were killed and at least 132 others injured on Sunday when one of Taiwan's newer, faster trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, officials said. The Puyuma express train was carrying more than 366 passengers from a suburb of Taipei toward Taitung. Read More »

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